changeset 103936:7ffee8f51e96

* buffers.texi (Swapping Text): Recommend setting write-region-annotate-functions and buffer-saved-size. * backups.texi (Auto-Saving): Document buffer-saved-size = -2.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:37:08 +0000
parents 73ee844b3bb6
children b0f266cccf0b
files doc/lispref/ChangeLog doc/lispref/backups.texi doc/lispref/buffers.texi
diffstat 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog	Thu Jul 16 10:24:07 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog	Thu Jul 16 19:37:08 2009 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-07-16  Richard Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
+
+	* buffers.texi (Swapping Text): Recommend setting
+	write-region-annotate-functions and buffer-saved-size.
+
+	* backups.texi (Auto-Saving): Document buffer-saved-size = -2.
+
 2009-07-15  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
 	* edebug.texi: Minor re-phrasings throughout.
--- a/doc/lispref/backups.texi	Thu Jul 16 10:24:07 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/backups.texi	Thu Jul 16 19:37:08 2009 +0000
@@ -632,6 +632,10 @@
 the buffer stores a positive value in this variable, thus reenabling
 auto-saving.  Turning auto-save mode off or on also updates this
 variable, so that the substantial decrease in size is forgotten.
+
+If it is @minus{}2, that means this buffer should disregard changes in
+buffer size; in particular, it should not shut off auto-saving
+temporarily due to changes in buffer size.
 @end defvar
 
 @defvar auto-save-list-file-name
--- a/doc/lispref/buffers.texi	Thu Jul 16 10:24:07 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/lispref/buffers.texi	Thu Jul 16 19:37:08 2009 +0000
@@ -1192,6 +1192,13 @@
 enable-multibyte-characters}), etc.
 @end defun
 
+  If you use @code{buffer-swap-text} on a file-visiting buffer, you
+should set up a hook to save the buffer's original text rather than
+what it was swapped with.  @code{write-region-annotate-functions}
+works for this purpose.  You should probably set
+@code{buffer-saved-size} to @minus{}2 in the buffer, so that changes
+in the text it is swapped with will not interfere with auto-saving.
+
 @node Buffer Gap
 @section The Buffer Gap