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Re: fill-paragraph marks buffer as modified even when nothing was done


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: fill-paragraph marks buffer as modified even when nothing was done
Date: 12 May 2004 09:12:52 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50

> [settings see below]
> * emacs -q --no-site-file
> * open file
> * type very long line
> * M-x fill-paragraph <RET>
> * Save file => Buffer is not modified
> * M-x fill-paragraph <RET>
> * Buffer marked as modified, but nothing was really changed.
> Why?

Because the paragraph was actually changed (back and forth).
The fact that the text has indeed been changed is a (long standing)
misfeature, admittedly.


        Stefan




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