comparison doc/lispref/display.texi @ 105192:43be71d128b2

* display.texi (Managing Overlays): Document copy-overlay (Bug#4549).

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If @var{name} is omitted or @code{nil}, it means to delete all overlays in
the specified region.  If @var{start} and/or @var{end} are omitted or
@code{nil}, that means the beginning and end of the buffer respectively.
Therefore, @code{(remove-overlays)} removes all the overlays in the
current buffer.
@end defun

  Here are some examples:

@example

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If @var{name} is omitted or @code{nil}, it means to delete all overlays in
the specified region.  If @var{start} and/or @var{end} are omitted or
@code{nil}, that means the beginning and end of the buffer respectively.
Therefore, @code{(remove-overlays)} removes all the overlays in the
current buffer.
@end defun

@defun copy-overlay overlay
This function returns a copy of @var{overlay}.  The copy has the same
endpoints and properties as @var{overlay}.  However, the marker
insertion type for the start of the overlay and for the end of the
overlay are set to their default values (@pxref{Marker Insertion
Types}).
@end defun

  Here are some examples:

@example