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How modification-hooks let-bind inhibit-modification-hooks?

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Message #34 received at 25111 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk (Phillip Lord)
Cc: 25111 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25111:
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:06:34 +0200

> From: phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk (Phillip Lord)
> Cc: 25111 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:11:14 +0000
> 
> So, instead of this:
> 
>      If these functions modify the buffer, they should bind
>      ‘inhibit-modification-hooks’ to ‘t’ around doing so, to avoid
>      confusing the internal mechanism that calls these hooks.
> 
> 
> We could have:
> 
>     These functions should avoid unnecessarily modifying the buffer.
>     Emacs binds 'inhibit-modification-hooks' to `t' during their
>     evaluation, which means that any modifications will not be signalled
>     to other hook functions listening for them.
> 
> 
> Perhaps a better solution would be:
> 
> 
>     These functions should avoid unnecessarily modifying the buffer; see
>     Change Hooks for further details.
> 
> 
> Then a new paragraph can be added to the Change Hooks section talking
> about the complexity of modifying buffers on these hooks, with
> alternatives.
> 
> I am happy to draft something if you wish.

Sure, please do.

Thanks.

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