From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Emacs-Devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: set-text-properties, remove-set-properties, add-text-properties: 1) doc string 2) return value
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 22:18:07 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87oe307fuq.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <MEEKKIABFKKDFJMPIOEBIECNCOAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:59:36 -0800")
> 1. The set-text-properties doc string should say what the function returns.
Why?
> 2. Wouldn't it be more useful for set-text-properties,
> remove-set-properties, and add-text-properties to return the modified
> OBJECT (or nil if no modification occurred)? In case OBJECT is a buffer
> (or nil), the modified buffer substring could be returned.
Why would that be useful?
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-29 3:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-28 21:59 set-text-properties, remove-set-properties, add-text-properties: 1) doc string 2) return value Drew Adams
2005-12-29 3:18 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2005-12-29 4:15 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-30 2:18 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-30 3:47 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-30 3:57 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-30 11:24 ` David Kastrup
2005-12-29 11:10 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-12-29 16:03 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-29 19:41 ` Kevin Rodgers
2005-12-30 0:57 ` Juri Linkov
2006-02-18 19:37 ` Drew Adams
2006-02-19 15:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-12-29 22:41 ` Kim F. Storm
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