(actually double-quote, double-quote, backspace is more efficient, but just typing double-quote would be so much simpler, in particular because when I need this, I need it often, e.g. in slideshow)
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 6:18 PM, John Clements <cleme...@brinckerhoff.org>wrote: > > On May 22, 2013, at 7:07 AM, Laurent wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > The new behavior of automatic parenthesis matching is really nice, but > there is one problem with string quotes. > > For example, if the cursor is in the middle of a string and I type the > string-quote symbol ", it places a quote which cuts the current string and > leaves the right part in a bad syntax. > > > > Most of the time, when I type a quote inside a string, it's because I > want to split the string in two parts. > > To do that, I have to type string-quote, string-quote, delete (to remove > the extra string-quote added by the paren-match behavior), and left to go > back between the two strings, which is mildly annoying. > > > > Would it be possible (unless problematic) to have the default > paren-match behavior for strings that splits the string instead of > inserting a single string-quote, possibly unless the left symbol is a > backslash? > > +1. I've developed a reflex to compensate for this, which is double-quote > double-quote double-quote delete left-arrow… which is a bit painful. > > John > >
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