Re: can't do `backward-word' at end of line with certain timestamp config

>> Perhaps you can do something like
>>
>>   (defun my-erc-backward-word (&optional arg)
>>     (interactive "^p")
>>     (let ((inhibit-field-text-motion
>>            (or (< (point) erc-input-marker) inhibit-field-text-motion)))
>>       (backward-word arg)))
>>
>>   (keymap-set erc-mode-map "<remap> <backward-word>" #'my-erc-backward-word)
>
> There is another problem with timestamps, when you kill text
> from IRC to yank someplace else, it is still included even
> tho they are made invisible with `erc-toggle-timestamps'.
>
> So I'm gonna disable them completely, but since you asked,
> sure, I'll try what you propose anyway, 1s.

When I eval that defun it says

  Debugger entered--Lisp error: (invalid-function
  (inhibit-field-text-motion (or (< (point) erc-input-marker)
  inhibit-field-text-motion)))

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