changeset 54683:9ded73128160

(Reverting): Correct description of revert-buffer's handling of point.
author Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
date Sat, 03 Apr 2004 03:53:28 +0000
parents bd0296e87c16
children 64bd6e31f770
files man/files.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/files.texi	Fri Apr 02 17:29:52 2004 +0000
+++ b/man/files.texi	Sat Apr 03 03:53:28 2004 +0000
@@ -855,11 +855,10 @@
 the current buffer.  Since reverting a buffer unintentionally could lose
 a lot of work, you must confirm this command with @kbd{yes}.
 
-  @code{revert-buffer} keeps point at the same distance (measured in
-characters) from the beginning of the file.  If the file was edited only
-slightly, you will be at approximately the same piece of text after
-reverting as before.  If you have made drastic changes, the same value of
-point in the old file may address a totally different piece of text.
+  @code{revert-buffer} tries to position point in such a way that, if
+the file was edited only slightly, you will be at approximately the
+same piece of text after reverting as before.  However, if you have made
+drastic changes, point may wind up in a totally different piece of text.
 
   Reverting marks the buffer as ``not modified'' until another change is
 made.