GNU bug report logs - #6493
24.0.50; doc strings of region-beginning, region-end

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:14:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 6493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Chong Yidong'" <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>,
	"'Juanma Barranquero'" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Deniz Dogan' <deniz.a.m.dogan <at> gmail.com>
Subject: RE: bug#6493:
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:16:48 -0700

> I prefer:
>   "Return the position of point or mark, whichever is smaller."

Point _is_ a position.  It is the position of the cursor.  So that text speaks
about the position of the position of the cursor, which is incorrect.

But you are correct that we do speak of "setting the mark at a position".
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