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Re: Syntax of '.' and ':' in man-mode
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Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: Syntax of '.' and ':' in man-mode |
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Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:57:38 +0300 |
> From: David Hansen <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:05:27 +0200
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> are there any reasons why '.' and ':' have word syntax in
> man mode?
Because some man pages have these characters in their names (I believe
there's a comment to that effect in man.el), and man.el picks up the
word around point to provide the cross-reference feature, whereby you
can jump to the referenced man page.
Why is that a problem?