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27.0.50; Password is not hidden in read-passwd

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Message #44 received at 30186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 30186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30186: 27.0.50; Password is not hidden in read-passwd
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:27:46 +0100

> The problem here appears to be a fundamental design bug in Emacs: that
> text properties are regarded as part of the buffer rather than something
> accompanying the buffer, as overlays are.

Is that interpretation correct?  I always regard text properties part
of some text (as they are retained when copying text from one buffer
to another) and only their text part of the buffer.  And I do regard
overlays parts of their buffers.  Am I wrong?

martin

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