Eli Zaretskii <e...@gnu.org> writes: >> From: Philip Kaludercic <phil...@posteo.net> >> Cc: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>, j...@linkov.net, r...@gnu.org, >> 69...@debbugs.gnu.org >> Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:06:00 +0000 >> >> Ping. I am not sure how to proceed on this patch. IIRC the issue was >> that the notion of a word differs in Emacs and in Bash. I am still in >> favour of utilising Emacs's definition, as it remains more useful >> for some given major mode and the fact that it is easier to implement. > > Or you could make the defcustom a tristate, and implement both > behaviors... > > As for how to proceed: Stefan and Andrea, do you have an opinion on > this?
Binding C-w to backward-kill-word, or some version thereof, is an old Emacs power user trick that has been recommended in many places over the years. See, for example: https://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/effective-emacs#h.p_ID_193 https://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2009/11/copying-lines-without-selecting-them.html So I think this command would be a good addition. Making the word boundary behaviour into a tristate option sounds like a reasonable way forward, which should make everyone happy and let people experiment with what works best for them.
