(beginning-of-sexp): New function.

(bounds-of-thing-at-point): Fix typo in computing real-beg.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/thingatpt.el b/lisp/thingatpt.el
index de97e761e0f..c163b05a7f4 100644
--- a/lisp/thingatpt.el
+++ b/lisp/thingatpt.el
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ of the textual entity that was found."
                     (real-beg
                      (progn 
                        (funcall 
-                        (or (get thing 'end-op) 
+                        (or (get thing 'beginning-op) 
                             (function (lambda () (forward-thing thing -1)))))
                        (point))))
                 (if (and real-beg end (<= real-beg orig) (<= orig end))
@@ -173,6 +173,15 @@ a symbol as a valid THING."
 
 (put 'sexp 'end-op 'end-of-sexp)
 
+(defun beginning-of-sexp ()
+  (let ((char-syntax (char-syntax (char-before (point)))))
+    (if (or (eq char-syntax ?\()
+            (and (eq char-syntax ?\") (in-string-p)))
+        (forward-char -1)
+      (forward-sexp -1))))
+
+(put 'sexp 'beginning-op 'beginning-of-sexp)
+
 ;;  Lists 
 
 (put 'list 'end-op (function (lambda () (up-list 1))))