GNU bug report logs - #3400
Let C-x = show info about visible and invisible text near point

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Werner LEMBERG <wl <at> gnu.org>

Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:04 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #45 received at 3400 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Werner LEMBERG <wl <at> gnu.org>, 3400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#3400: bug in add-text-properties
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 15:24:59 +0200

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Werner LEMBERG <wl <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>
>> Point is at position 1 (i.e. just before the char "1" rather than
>> before the char "A"), so it makes sense for C-h = to return data
>> about that position rather than about some other position one line
>> down.
>
> I disagree.  Whereever point is, it should report the character after
> point which is accessible (this is, visible).  Perhaps it makes sense
> to add a red warning message in the output of `C-x =' that point is
> not located right before the displayed character.

I agree with you here, Werner. And I think the red warning is a good idea too.
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