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(Display Property): Explain some display specs don't let you move point in.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:03:41 +0000 |
parents | 5c28c184a1f6 |
children | e9ee93a009f5 |
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3241 the text they cover. | 3241 the text they cover. |
3242 | 3242 |
3243 Some kinds of @code{display} specifications specify something to | 3243 Some kinds of @code{display} specifications specify something to |
3244 display instead of the text that has the property. If a list of | 3244 display instead of the text that has the property. If a list of |
3245 display specifications includes more than one of this kind, the first | 3245 display specifications includes more than one of this kind, the first |
3246 is effective and the rest are ignored. | 3246 is effective and the rest are ignored. You cannot interactively move |
3247 point into the middle of the text that is thus replaced. | |
3247 | 3248 |
3248 For these specifications, ``the text that has the property'' means | 3249 For these specifications, ``the text that has the property'' means |
3249 all the consecutive characters that have the same Lisp object as their | 3250 all the consecutive characters that have the same Lisp object as their |
3250 @code{display} property; these characters are replaced as a single | 3251 @code{display} property; these characters are replaced as a single |
3251 unit. By contrast, characters that have similar but distinct Lisp | 3252 unit. By contrast, characters that have similar but distinct Lisp |