Re: patch: add-log.el: changelog find file under poin

[Juri Linkov]

>   > >   > So the question is, should Change Log mode have this feature,
>   > >   > or should we say "globally use ffap if you want this"?
>   > >   >
>   > >   > Or, perhaps Change Log mode could bind find-file-at-point
>   > >   > to a C-c command.
>   > >
>   > > That would be FAR less useful than the current proposal.
>   > >
>   > > The point is that the file might not be at point. :-)
>   > >
>   > > If you looking at a log entry with 50 changes, the file name can be very
>   > > far away from the point.
>   >
>   > This looks like a request for a new function `find-file-before-point' in 
> ffap
>   > that searches backwards for a file name.
>
> It's not, if the point is before the file name but still on the same
> entry it should look forward.

How this is possible if ChangeLog entries always start with a file name?

> Or at point if the point is on the file name.

This is naturally to expect from such a function to first look at point
(including the leading star in case of ChangeLog entries).

-- 
Juri Linkov
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