Re: master f117b5df4d: Add new functions eol and bol

[Po Lu]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

>> That isn't a very good name.  point-bol screams "point what?", where
>> "what" could either be "at", "after", or "before".

> Does `point-min' scream the same thing?

No, point-min doesn't depend on the value of point, unlike bol.

> I don't think that would be very useful in general -- if you look at how
> these functions are used, you're usually traversing a buffer, and then
> you find something, and then you want to do something with what you
> find.

Fair, though I meant the optional arg POINT specifically for
"bol-from-point", mainly to solve the naming problem.