Re: Confusing doc string of list-or-string at point

[Juri Linkov]

>> If the list is enclosed in a string, does it mean this will return the
>> string, not the list?  IOW, what will it return in these two cases:
>>
>>   (foo "bar baz" quux)
>>   "foo (bar baz) guux"
>
> It looks like it prefers the innermost thing, whether it's a list or a
> string.  Is that correct?  If so, why/when/where is this kind of
> "thing" useful in practice?

It's useful to just click inside either a list or string,
and choose "Select>List" or "Select>String" from the context menu,
and it will select the right thing, either a list when clicked inside list,
or string when clicked inside a string.