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

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

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 16413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com
Subject: Re: bug#16413: 24.3.50;
 Inconsistent behavior of text property functions in narrowed buffer
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:42:33 -0500

> Narrowing *is* generally useful for treating part of a buffer
> as a consistent unit, though, especially when that part is syntactically
> different from the rest of the buffer.

Actually, from where I stand, narrowing is harmful.  If I could get rid
of it, I would.  The reason is precisely because it means different
things to different people in different contexts, and these things
require subtly different behaviors which are mutually incompatible.


        Stefan
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