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24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change

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To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8655: closed (24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change)
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 16:40:03 +0000

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 09:22:15 -0700

Everything is symmetrical between the doc for
`next-single-char-property-change' and
`previous-single-char-property-change': last/first, forward/backward,
end/start... EXCEPT for this phrase, which is identical in the two doc
strings: "return LIMIT if nothing is found before LIMIT."
 
The problem is the ambiguity of "before".  Change the wording to "before
reaching LIMIT" and there is no problem.
 

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2011-05-10 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/build/include'
 

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8655-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8655: 24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 18:38:54 +0200

> The problem is the ambiguity of "before".  Change the wording to "before
> reaching LIMIT" and there is no problem.

Fixed in emacs-23, thanks.

    Juanma

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