Re: [O] The syntax class of ", /, =, ~

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

address@hidden (Omar Antolín) writes:

> In a nutshell, I propose that ", /, = and ~ be assigned to the syntax class 
> "paired delimiter", which is $. (This would allow electric-pair-mode to work 
> with them.)
>
> The definition of org-mode as a derived mode contains the following lines:
>
>   (modify-syntax-entry ?@ "w")
>   (modify-syntax-entry ?\" "\"")
>   (modify-syntax-entry ?\\ "_")
>   (modify-syntax-entry ?~ "_")
>
> What is the rationale behind the choices for ~ and "? It feels to me
> like both should be assigned class "paired delimiters" (i.e., class
> $). I would also expect / and = to be paired delimiters, but maybe I'm
> missing some subtlety.

What about file:~/todo.org and \(a=b\)? I don't think we can assure ~,
/, and = are always paired. Also, what is wrong with " belonging to string
quote class?

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou