Function: mouse-skip-word

mouse-skip-word is a byte-compiled function defined in mouse.el.gz.

Signature

(mouse-skip-word DIR)

Documentation

Skip over word, over whitespace, or over identical punctuation.

If DIR is positive skip forward; if negative, skip backward.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/mouse.el.gz
;; Commands to handle xterm-style multiple clicks.
(defun mouse-skip-word (dir)
  "Skip over word, over whitespace, or over identical punctuation.
If DIR is positive skip forward; if negative, skip backward."
  (let* ((char (following-char))
	 (syntax (char-to-string (char-syntax char))))
    (cond ((string= syntax "w")
	   ;; Here, we can't use skip-syntax-forward/backward because
	   ;; they don't pay attention to word-separating-categories,
	   ;; and thus they will skip over a true word boundary.  So,
	   ;; we simulate the original behavior by using forward-word.
	   (if (< dir 0)
	       (if (not (looking-at "\\<"))
		   (forward-word -1))
	     (if (or (looking-at "\\<") (not (looking-at "\\>")))
		 (forward-word 1))))
	  ((string= syntax " ")
	   (if (< dir 0)
	       (skip-syntax-backward syntax)
	     (skip-syntax-forward syntax)))
	  ((string= syntax "_")
	   (if (< dir 0)
	       (skip-syntax-backward "w_")
	     (skip-syntax-forward "w_")))
	  ((< dir 0)
	   (while (and (not (bobp)) (= (preceding-char) char))
	     (forward-char -1)))
	  (t
	   (while (and (not (eobp)) (= (following-char) char))
	     (forward-char 1))))))