Subject: bug#16413: 24.3.50; Inconsistent behavior of text property functions in narrowed buffer

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:51:22 -0500

> So maybe there should be a defcustom that says whether to number lines
> according to the whole buffer or just the narrowed part.

No, a variable is not sufficient: you can still use narrowing within the
info-mode's narrowed page.  The "outer narrowing" should give the
illusion that the outer text doesn't exist, while the inner one shouldn't.

        Stefan