Re: problem of marker as position

[Luc Teirlinck]

Maybe, if this does need clarifying, it might be better to do it in
(elisp)Overview of Markers instead of (not in addition to) in
(elisp)Positions, anyway:


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cd ~/emacscvsdir/emacs/lispref/
diff -c /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lispref/markers.texi.\~1.16.\~
/home/te\irllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lispref/markers.texi
*** /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lispref/markers.texi.~1.16.~
Sun Nov\  9 10:34:02 2003
--- /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lispref/markers.texi        Wed
Nov 19 09:2\5:52 2003
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*** 28,37 ****
  @node Overview of Markers
  @section Overview of Markers

!   A marker specifies a buffer and a position in that buffer.  The
marker
! can be used to represent a position in the functions that require
one,
! just as an integer could be used.  @xref{Positions}, for a complete
! description of positions.

    A marker has two attributes: the marker position, and the marker
  buffer.  The marker position is an integer that is equivalent (at a
--- 28,40 ----
  @node Overview of Markers
  @section Overview of Markers

!   A marker specifies a buffer and a position in that buffer.  The
! marker can be used to represent a position in the functions that
! require one, just as an integer could be used.  In that case, the
! marker's buffer is normally ignored.  Of course, a marker used in
this
! way usually points to a position in the buffer that the function
! operates on, but that is entirely the programmer's responsibility.
! @xref{Positions}, for a complete description of positions.

    A marker has two attributes: the marker position, and the marker
  buffer.  The marker position is an integer that is equivalent (at a

Diff finished at Wed Nov 19 09:27:24
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