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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Message #8 received at 9959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9959: 24.0.90; `count-words' command from a narrowed buffer
Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:01:30 +0200

> Try the `count-words' command from a narrowed buffer (without active region).
>
> The message displayed in the echo area is "Buffer has X lines, Y
> words, and Z characters.", where the values X, Y and Z are actually
> computed for the narrowed portion (not for the entire buffer).
>
> So, this is inaccurate.  The message should begin with something like
> "Buffer (narrowed part) has ...".

Like `C-x =' displays information about a narrowed buffer
in angle brackets `<...>', `count-words' could do the same
and display both widened and narrowed counts.
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