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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: set-text-properties, remove-set-properties,
	add-text-properties: 1) doc string 2) return value
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:14:41 -0500
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> What about giving some meaning to the value returned by `put-text-property'?
> What about using a return value like `propertize' uses - that is, return the
> OBJECT?

What for?  How often would that be useful?


        Stefan