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#6493: Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:16:48 -0700 Message-ID: <4DE682C819D14948958FA7A0A0958D13@us.oracle.com> References: <969BF38D66A0450F88923BFF8942AC68@us.oracle.com><6B20ABD762564DE2AEBA810B54EB46FD@us.oracle.com><21D2CFB9CFF34D04906728113DA42430@us.oracle.com><6C93D3874C204C6BACB34962781ED1C9@us.oracle.com> <87k4ommcc6.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279903080 8763 80.91.229.12 (23 Jul 2010 16:38:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:38:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6493@debbugs.gnu.org, 'Deniz Dogan' To: "'Chong Yidong'" , "'Juanma Barranquero'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 23 18:37:57 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OcLFx-0000iN-2z for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:37:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49938 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OcLFw-0000NE-7M for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:37:52 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=43875 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OcLFc-0000Hv-OD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:37:38 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OcLFV-0000eP-MW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:37:32 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:45313) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OcLFV-0000eK-L2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:37:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OcKvm-000510-An; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:17:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:17:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6493 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6493-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6493.127990181819269 (code B ref 6493); Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:17:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6493) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Jul 2010 16:16:58 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OcKvh-00050k-R4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:16:58 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OcKvg-00050f-Cn for 6493@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:16:56 -0400 Original-Received: from acsinet15.oracle.com (acsinet15.oracle.com [141.146.126.227]) by rcsinet10.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.2) with ESMTP id o6NGGqs1031167 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:16:54 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt353.oracle.com (acsmt353.oracle.com [141.146.40.153]) by acsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o6NENB0a029962; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:16:51 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt005.oracle.com by acsmt355.oracle.com with ESMTP id 431551821279901810; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:16:50 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/10.159.216.179) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:16:49 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <87k4ommcc6.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Thread-Index: Acsqfg87aeWXOSAVQBKrXazCbtfixwABBbmQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-Source-IP: acsmt353.oracle.com [141.146.40.153] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090207.4C49C074.0052:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:17:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:38835 Archived-At: > I prefer: > "Return the position of point or mark, whichever is smaller." Point _is_ a position. It is the position of the cursor. So that text speaks about the position of the position of the cursor, which is incorrect. But you are correct that we do speak of "setting the mark at a position".