GNU bug report logs - #8376
23.3; font-lock-face doesn't get yanked

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Uday S Reddy <U.S.Reddy <at> cs.bham.ac.uk>

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:28:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 23.3

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Uday S Reddy <U.S.Reddy <at> cs.bham.ac.uk>
Cc: 8376 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8376: 23.3; font-lock-face doesn't get yanked
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:08:28 -0400

Uday S Reddy wrote:

> It looks like the 'font-lock-face text property is not preserved under
> killing and yanking.

Well yes, people used to complain that copying text would copy unwanted
font-locking along with it. Eg

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2006-09/msg00981.html

Why do you think it should be preserved?
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