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Re: set-text-properties, remove-set-properties, add-text-properties: 1)

From:	Kim F. Storm
Subject:	Re: set-text-properties, remove-set-properties, add-text-properties: 1) doc string 2) return value
Date:	Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:10:56 +0100
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

>> 2. Wouldn't it be more useful for set-text-properties,
>> remove-set-properties, and add-text-properties to return the modified
>> OBJECT (or nil if no modification occurred)? In case OBJECT is a buffer
>> (or nil), the modified buffer substring could be returned.
>
> Why would that be useful?

Even if it was useful in some cases, it would be extremely wasteful in general.


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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk

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