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25.0.50; Undo with active region adds extra text

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Message #14 received at 21523 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 21523 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, drew.adams <at> oracle.com
Subject: Re: bug#21523: 25.0.50; Undo with active region adds extra text
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:43:14 -0400

>> Or maybe the "undo-in-region" should only ever undo complete steps
>> (i.e. everything between two undo boundaries), so if any part of an undo
>> step affects text outside of the region, then the whole step is skipped.

> The undo commands are supposed to undo a complete change
> as one unit.  If in this case it fails to do that, that would seem
> to be a bug, right?

Yes, that's what I was also trying to say.  I think that'd be the
better fix.


        Stefan

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