GNU bug report logs - #9959
24.0.90; `count-words' command from a narrowed buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 10:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.0.90

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Kevin Rodgers'" <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>, <9959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#9959: 24.0.90; `count-words' command from a narrowed buffer
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 07:05:43 -0800

> If I've narrowed a very large buffer to a small region, I am 
> not interested in the counts for the entire buffer nor
> willing to wait for them.

Yes, that's the cost of such combining.

Possible solutions include (a) adding separate commands for individual pieces of
the combination and (b) finding a way (e.g. prefix arg) to specify interactively
to this command that you want only one or two pieces of info, not everything.
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