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(Overlay Properties): Clarify `evaporate' property.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:59:20 +0000
parents 3bbb565fa7ac
children 4330ac057822
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--- a/lispref/display.texi	Tue Sep 30 12:54:32 2003 +0000
+++ b/lispref/display.texi	Tue Sep 30 12:59:20 2003 +0000
@@ -1129,7 +1129,9 @@
 @item evaporate
 @kindex evaporate @r{(overlay property)}
 If this property is non-@code{nil}, the overlay is deleted automatically
-if it ever becomes empty (i.e., if it spans no characters).
+if it becomes empty (i.e., if its length becomes zero).  However,
+if the overlay is @emph{already} empty, @code{evaporate} does not
+delete it.
 
 @item local-map
 @cindex keymap of character (and overlays)