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24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "

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From: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:13:06 +0100

Hey gurus,

I often encounter electric-pair-mode inserting unnecessary quotation
marks on GNU Emacs 24.0.94.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.9) of 2012-03-01.

Recipe:

emacs -q
C-x b RET # we are in *scratch* now
M-x electric-pair-mode RET
"test C-d # at this point the line at point should read `"test
"

the line at point now contains "test"".  I think electric-pair-mode
should be smarter here, do a little backtracking, and just insert one
quote.

This is a feature request and not a real bug, of course.

        Christopher

Message #8 received at 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10948: 24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:32:18 -0500

severity 10948 wishlist
thanks

> I often encounter electric-pair-mode inserting unnecessary quotation
> marks on GNU Emacs 24.0.94.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.9) of 2012-03-01.

> Recipe:

> emacs -q
> C-x b RET # we are in *scratch* now
> M-x electric-pair-mode RET
> "test C-d # at this point the line at point should read `"test
> "

> the line at point now contains "test"".  I think electric-pair-mode
> should be smarter here, do a little backtracking, and just insert one
> quote.

You mean that it should not pair up the quotes if we're already within quotes?
I guess that would make sense in programming-mode buffers.


        Stefan

Message #11 received at 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>
Cc: 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10948: 24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:06:13 +0200

Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com> writes:

> I often encounter electric-pair-mode inserting unnecessary quotation
> marks on GNU Emacs 24.0.94.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
> 2.24.9) of 2012-03-01.
>
> Recipe:
>
> emacs -q
> C-x b RET # we are in *scratch* now
> M-x electric-pair-mode RET
> "test C-d # at this point the line at point should read `"test
> "
>
> the line at point now contains "test"".  I think electric-pair-mode
> should be smarter here, do a little backtracking, and just insert one
> quote.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got little response at
the time.)

I'm unable to reproduce this problem in Emacs 25 or more recent versions
of Emacs, but I'm not sure I totally understand the recipe:  I end up
with a line reading

"test"

which is what I expect.  Are you still seeing this issue in recent Emacs
versions?

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #16 received at 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>, 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10948: 24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 23:22:36 +0100

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Lars, as an fyi electric-pair-mode was completely, or mostly, rewritten by
me circa 2014. So this bug report is probably stale now...

João

On Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 08:07 Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:

> Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com> writes:
>
> > I often encounter electric-pair-mode inserting unnecessary quotation
> > marks on GNU Emacs 24.0.94.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
> > 2.24.9) of 2012-03-01.
> >
> > Recipe:
> >
> > emacs -q
> > C-x b RET # we are in *scratch* now
> > M-x electric-pair-mode RET
> > "test C-d # at this point the line at point should read `"test
> > "
> >
> > the line at point now contains "test"".  I think electric-pair-mode
> > should be smarter here, do a little backtracking, and just insert one
> > quote.
>
> (I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately got little response
> at
> the time.)
>
> I'm unable to reproduce this problem in Emacs 25 or more recent versions
> of Emacs, but I'm not sure I totally understand the recipe:  I end up
> with a line reading
>
> "test"
>
> which is what I expect.  Are you still seeing this issue in recent Emacs
> versions?
>
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
>    bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
>
>
>
>

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Message #19 received at 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>, 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10948: 24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:33:19 +0200

João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Lars, as an fyi electric-pair-mode was completely, or mostly,
> rewritten by me circa 2014. So this bug report is probably stale
> now...

Right.  I'll leave the bug open a bit longer, though, to see if the
original reporter responds.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #22 received at 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Christopher Schmidt <christopher <at> ch.ristopher.com>, 10948 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10948: 24.0.94; electric-pair-mode inserts unnecessary "
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:49:47 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Lars, as an fyi electric-pair-mode was completely, or mostly,
>> rewritten by me circa 2014. So this bug report is probably stale
>> now...
>
> Right.  I'll leave the bug open a bit longer, though, to see if the
> original reporter responds.

More information was requested, but no response was given within a
month, so I'm closing this bug report.  If the problem still exists,
please respond to this email and we'll reopen the bug report.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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