Hi Aidan, Sorry for bring confusion to you... But that patch is not related to indent setting, the extra point moving occurs when you using `C-c C-i' to insert if-else template. The minibuffer initial-string initialized in the way people have to type extra keys to avoid shell script syntax error. Say if I want to insert a: if [ -z "$ABC" ]; then echo "gocha!" fi I just type `C-c C-i' and the minibuffer initialized as "condition: [ ]"(point on character `]') and I continue type in `-z "$ABC"<RET><C-]>' will result in: if [ -z "$ABC"]; then fi Note the sytax error at `ABC"]; then', character `"' and `]' should be seperated by a space. To avoid this error, I always have to type in `<C-b> -z "$ABC"<RET><C-]>' or `-z "$ABC" <RET><C-]>' etc. With my patch while you type `C-c C-i' the minibuffer initialized as "condition [ ]"(point just at the space character before `]' character). And this will save some extra key strocks. --- Aidan Kehoe <kehoea(a)parhasard.net&gt; wrote: > > Dear FKtPp, > > Ar an seachtú lá de mí na Nollaig, scríobh FKtPp: > > > The variable sh-test defined in package sh-script sh-script.el > make me feel uncomfortable while editing sh/ksh files. > > > > The default value make it move the point to the end of the initial > prompt string, and it make me always have to move back/delete one > character when inserting `if' clause in sh/ksh shell-script mode. > > This is a little confusing. Normally, one does not see the initial > prompt > string in shell-script-mode; prompt strings are limited to shell-mode > and > other modes associated with comint. And when, in shell-script mode, I > type > > if [ -f > > enter, and then tab, I get eight spaces, both with and without your > patch. What exactly are you seeing--please give us example > inputs--and what > exactly would you like to see? > > Bye, > > Aidan > > > It will be much better if the default value be as this: > > > > --- sh-script.el~ Wed Nov 28 17:03:20 2007 > > +++ sh-script.el Fri Dec 07 16:45:44 2007 > > ＠＠ -600,8 +600,8 ＠＠ > > "Word to delimit here documents.") > > > > (defvar sh-test > > - '((sh "[ ]" . 3) > > - (ksh88 "[[ ]]" . 4)) > > + '((sh "[ ]" . 2) > > + (ksh88 "[[ ]]" . 3)) > > "Initial input in Bourne if, while and until skeletons. See > `sh-feature'.") > > -- > ¿Dónde estará ahora mi sobrino Yoghurtu Nghé, que tuvo que huir > precipitadamente de la aldea por culpa de la escasez de rinocerontes? > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta