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27.1; Can get point into the middle of a run of characters with a replacing display spec

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Zack Weinberg <zackw <at> panix.com>
Cc: 45054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45054: 27.1; Can get point into the middle of a run of characters with a replacing display spec
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:50:33 +0200

> From: Zack Weinberg <zackw <at> panix.com>
> Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 14:20:15 -0500
> Cc: 45054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 2:14 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> > > From: Zack Weinberg <zackw <at> panix.com>
> > > Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 13:56:28 -0500
> > > Cc: 45054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> > >
> > > Are you saying that this is not a bug?
> >
> > Did I say that?
> 
> I don't know, that's why I ask. You said that "The adjustment of point
> to move it outside of the "forbidden" region is triggered by point
> movements, while your examples don't move point" and that could be
> read as "this is working as intended".

It could also be read as "that's why it doesn't work as intended".

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