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Noam Postavsky |
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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 8342e74: Document char-script-table's effect on word motion |
Date: |
Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:11:51 +0000 (UTC) |
branch: emacs-25
commit 8342e7481a1553af81ad97518a1b15901c9bd329
Author: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Commit: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Document char-script-table's effect on word motion
* doc/lispref/positions.texi (Word Motion): Talk about
char-script-table (Bug #10494).
---
doc/lispref/positions.texi | 17 ++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/positions.texi b/doc/lispref/positions.texi
index 1d748b8..b6133dc 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/positions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/positions.texi
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ in the opposite direction.
@subsection Motion by Words
The functions for parsing words described below use the syntax table
-to decide whether a given character is part of a word. @xref{Syntax
-Tables}.
+and @code{char-script-table} to decide whether a given character is
+part of a word. @xref{Syntax Tables}, and see @ref{Character
+Properties}.
@deffn Command forward-word &optional count
This function moves point forward @var{count} words (or backward if
@@ -207,11 +208,13 @@ and then continue moving until the word ends. By
default, characters
that begin and end words, known as @dfn{word boundaries}, are defined
by the current buffer's syntax table (@pxref{Syntax Class Table}), but
modes can override that by setting up a suitable
address@hidden, described below. In any
-case, this function cannot move point past the boundary of the
-accessible portion of the buffer, or across a field boundary
-(@pxref{Fields}). The most common case of a field boundary is the end
-of the prompt in the minibuffer.
address@hidden, described below. Characters
+that belong to different scripts (as defined by
address@hidden), also define a word boundary
+(@pxref{Character Properties}). In any case, this function cannot
+move point past the boundary of the accessible portion of the buffer,
+or across a field boundary (@pxref{Fields}). The most common case of
+a field boundary is the end of the prompt in the minibuffer.
If it is possible to move @var{count} words, without being stopped
prematurely by the buffer boundary or a field boundary, the value is
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