Your bug report #5805: 23.1; abbrev-insert does not protext itself with save-excursion which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 5805@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 5805: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=5805 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems