GNU bug report logs - #16413
24.3.50; Inconsistent behavior of text property functions in narrowed buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com>

Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 03:07:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #68 received at 16413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 16413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16413: 24.3.50;
 Inconsistent behavior of text property functions in narrowed buffer
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:40:41 -0500

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> I was just trying to help you have less special cases in your code,
> that's all.

Okay, I thought you were generalizing.

> How are you supposed to know about that? by reading the available code
> of course.  That's how I learned this.

I don't think people should have to read code to know what to expect
from interfaces.

So do you think the current behavior is consistent, or are you just
cautious about trying to change it?
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