GNU bug report logs - #16821
24.3; fill-paragraph adds garbage text

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Patrick Steele <steele.pat <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 07:25:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo, unreproducible

Found in version 24.3

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Patrick Steele <steele.pat <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16821 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16821: 24.3; fill-paragraph adds garbage text
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:15:04 -0500

> Executing M-q, bound to fill-paragraph, results in a wrapped paragraph
> with extra text inserted. The extra text is generally something that has
> been typed elsewhere in the buffer. The example that caused me to file
> this report is as follows, where each line of the actual text is prefixed
> with '    >'

This is very weird indeed.  I can't reproduce it here with your sample
text, but I assume it's because your recipe is not complete.  E.g. it
doesn't say which major mode you're using.  Can you reproduce the
bug easily?  If so, can you provide a detailed recipe?


        Stefan
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