bug#8667: 24.0.50; `bounds-of-thing-at-point' returns (N . N) for `comment'

[Kevin Rodgers]

On 5/12/11 9:00 PM, Drew Adams wrote:

> - (if (and beg real-end (<= beg orig) (<= orig real-end))
> -     (cons beg real-end))
>
> + (and beg real-end (<= beg orig) (<= orig real-end)
> +      (/= beg read-end)
> +      (cons beg real-end))
>
> and
>
> - (if (and real-beg end (<= real-beg orig) (<= orig end))
> -     (cons real-beg end)))
>
> + (and real-beg end (<= real-beg orig) (<= orig end)
> +      (/= real-beg end)
> +      (cons real-beg end))
>
> (Dunno why some people insist on using `(if (and...) singleton)'.  It gets in
> the way of readability and just represents extra noise.  Binary `if' is
> generally an impediment to readability and communicating intention.)

Readability is in the eye of the beholder, intention is in the mind of the
author.

Personally, I think (if (and...) result) communicates the intent more clearly
than (and ... result)

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA