Option to leave point at the beginning of the next symbol

[purcell]

It'd be nice to have the option to move to the start of the next matching symbol, rather than the end.

[chalmagean]

+1

[duerrp]

Would something like this help?

(defun smartscan-symbol-go-forward-beginning ()
"Jumps forward to the beginning of the next symbol like the one at point"
(interactive)
(smartscan-symbol-goto (smartscan-symbol-at-pt 'end) 'forward)
(smartscan-symbol-at-pt 'beginning))

[purcell]

FWIW, the behaviour of highlight-symbol-nav-mode (in the highlight-symbol package) is pretty nice: it leaves the cursor at the same position in the next symbol as in the starting symbol.

[duerrp]

That's interesting, thanks...

[waymondo]

+1 for purcell's suggestion of using the same position in the next symbol, at least as a defcustom option.