Re: on adding a function call to a s-exp

[João Távora]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 3:38 AM, Noam Postavsky <npostavs@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 9 June 2018 at 18:05, Robert Girault <rfrancoisgirault@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > In Lisp mode, when I select a region, in whatever way of selecting it,
> > and press (, it surrounds the region with parentheses, (...|), but it
>
> Hmm, that must be some package you have installed, by default ( just
> inserts a ( at point without wrapping anything.
>
> > puts the point where ``|'' is.  I'd like the point to be at (|...) so
> > I can add a function call to that region without having to move the
> > point back to the beginning of the region.
> >
> > I'm surprised this isn't the default behavior.
>
> In emacs -Q M-( does what you want.
>
>   M-( runs the command insert-parentheses (found in global-map), which
>   is an interactive compiled Lisp function in ‘lisp.el’.
>
>   It is bound to M-(.
>
>   (insert-parentheses &optional ARG)
>
>   Enclose following ARG sexps in parentheses.
>   Leave point after open-paren.
>   [...]
>   If region is active, insert enclosing characters at region boundaries.
>
> Additionally, if the "autopairing/autowrapping" package you are using is
Emacs's built-in M-x electric-pair-mode, it should work exactly as you
explain: "(" leaves the point after the opener and ")" leaves point after
the closer (and both wrap the region, obviously).

João




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João Távora