From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#20924: 25.0.50; (elisp) `Sticky Properties` Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3722524c-0847-44d8-a6c4-4e0c2eeacede@default> References: <<6ae86cab-a610-42cd-a05d-6d209b40721c@default>> <<83pp4e4hgf.fsf@gnu.org>> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1435595002 25580 80.91.229.3 (29 Jun 2015 16:23:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:23:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 20924@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii , Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jun 29 18:23:09 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpr-0004iG-SQ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:23:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43076 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpr-00075u-3i for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:23:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55237) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpn-00075a-VW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:23:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpm-00077P-VG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:23:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:59984) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpm-00077F-QP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:23:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpm-0002r7-KD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:23:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:23:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 20924 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 20924-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B20924.143559497810963 (code B ref 20924); Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:23:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 20924) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Jun 2015 16:22:58 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33197 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpi-0002qk-3V for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:22:58 -0400 Original-Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:27248) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Z9bpf-0002qW-LW for 20924@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:22:56 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0021.oracle.com (aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t5TGMmSF005806 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:22:49 GMT Original-Received: from userv0122.oracle.com (userv0122.oracle.com [156.151.31.75]) by aserv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t5TGMmPM007388 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:22:48 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0004.oracle.com (abhmp0004.oracle.com [141.146.116.10]) by userv0122.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t5TGMlCd014214; Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:22:48 GMT In-Reply-To: <<83pp4e4hgf.fsf@gnu.org>> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:104502 Archived-At: > In a nutshell, it > says: when users insert characters by typing, they inherit ...; by > contrast, a Lisp program that inserts text can choose not to. >=20 > > Under what conditions does a character "normally > > take on the same properties as the preceding character"? >=20 > When it is inserted by typing that character. That's what the first > paragraph says. I think it would be a lot clearer if the text said just what you said here. Something like this: When you insert a char by typing it, it inherits.... But Lisp code that inserts text might not inherit... I'm OK with whatever you decide to do (including nothing). I hope the text will be made a little clearer, but if not, OK. Thx.