GNU bug report logs - #73023
Obsolete documentation on insert-in-front-hooks (GNU Emacs 29.4)

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From: Rodrigo Morales <rodrigo <at> morales.pe>
To: Rodrigo Morales <rodrigo-mailing-lists <at> morales.pe>, <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Obsolete documentation on insert-in-front-hooks (GNU Emacs 29.4)
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 00:18:05 -0500

Rodrigo Morales <rodrigo-mailing-lists <at> morales.pe> writes:

> I believe that the part "these functions receive two arguments, the
> beginning and end of the inserted text." is obsolete because functions
> in insert-in-front-hooks are passed 4 parameters. In the code block
> below, you can see a correct function definition for
> insert-in-front-hooks. The two code block shown below were retrieved
> from the file ./lisp/progmodes/cpp.el

When I wrote this bug report, I wasn't aware about the difference
between text properties and overlay properties. I thought that all
properties that can be used on text can also be used on overlays, now I
know that I'm wrong. Please omit this bug report.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Rodrigo Morales <rodrigo <at> morales.pe>
Cc: 73023-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73023: Obsolete documentation on insert-in-front-hooks (GNU
 Emacs 29.4)
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:28:07 +0300

> From: Rodrigo Morales <rodrigo <at> morales.pe>
> Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 00:18:05 -0500
> 
> Rodrigo Morales <rodrigo-mailing-lists <at> morales.pe> writes:
> 
> > I believe that the part "these functions receive two arguments, the
> > beginning and end of the inserted text." is obsolete because functions
> > in insert-in-front-hooks are passed 4 parameters. In the code block
> > below, you can see a correct function definition for
> > insert-in-front-hooks. The two code block shown below were retrieved
> > from the file ./lisp/progmodes/cpp.el
> 
> When I wrote this bug report, I wasn't aware about the difference
> between text properties and overlay properties. I thought that all
> properties that can be used on text can also be used on overlays, now I
> know that I'm wrong. Please omit this bug report.

Thanks, closing.

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