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bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:59:01 +0200 |
> Cc: tino.calancha@gmail.com, 21391@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 20:55:44 +0200
>
> On 10.11.2016 20:49, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> >> If the consumer needs the text representation, they will call
> >>
> >> (thing-at-point 'foo)
> >>
> >> If they need the "real thing", they will call
> >>
> >> (foo-at-point)
> >>
> >> which we really expect to be defined.
> >
> > Which is again entirely backward incompatible, right?
>
> Why do you think so?
Because currently they can call thing-at-point without defining
foo-at-point. AFAIU, you suggest to deny them this possibility, and
force them to define foo-at-point for every foo.
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, (continued)
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/08
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Andreas Röhler, 2016/11/09
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/09
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/09
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/10
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Tino Calancha, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Tino Calancha, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Dmitry Gutov, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Eli Zaretskii, 2016/11/11
- bug#21391: 24.5; `thing-at-point' should return a string, Tino Calancha, 2016/11/11