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bug#9349: 24.0.50; Weird text in info buffer
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#9349: 24.0.50; Weird text in info buffer |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:23:17 +0300 |
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:54:20 +0200
> From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo@gmail.com>
>
> >From Emacsc -Q:
>
> 1. Open the info node "(elisp)Association List Type".
> 2. Try to search for the word "see" (C-s see <RET>).
>
> Surprisingly, the search fails, even though the word exists in the
> buffer (beginning of last paragraph).
No, it doesn't.
> If I move the cursor to that word and type `C-x =', I see:
>
> Char: * (42, #o52, #x2a, part of display "*Not..."->"See ")
> point=123845 of 300271 (41%) <123062-124062> column=3
This tells you that the "See" is a display string, and the real text
in the buffer is "*Note". The display string "covers" that text, and
is therefore displayed in its stead. See the node "Display Property"
in the ELisp manual. Set Info-hide-note-references to nil to see the
real text.
> I don't understand want's going on here, but it seems undesirable to
> see a word in the buffer and not be able to search for it.
It's a feature. I'm closing the bug.