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Re: Docstring of `decode-coding-string' a bit misleading about insertion


From: Kenichi Handa
Subject: Re: Docstring of `decode-coding-string' a bit misleading about insertion in buffer
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:43:12 +0900
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In article <address@hidden>, "Juanma Barranquero" <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:12, Kenichi Handa <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Anyway, if we
> > write "inserted in buffer (after point and markers)", I
> > think it means the text is inserted without moving point and
> > markers.

> I'm sure it means that. I think I would still have missed it, because
> I misread the "inserted" as related to `insert', which moves the
> point.

> I would just add "The point does not move." or somesuch. But I'm not
> good writing docs.

Me neither.  Could someone please improve these docstrings?
  encode-coding-region
  decode-coding-region
  encode-coding-string
  decode-coding-string

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Kenichi Handa
address@hidden




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