From: pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to mark new text in a buffer ?
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:25:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vdgnj583.fsf@galatea.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.12167.1259922473.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for the best way to identify new entered text into a
> buffer and show that information.
>
> For example, I am visiting a file-based buffer -i.e. a buffer
> visiting a file. It has already content and I am typing something
> like "foo bar". I want to display "foo bar" in such a way that we
> get direct information on what is new and what is old.
>
> Any idea ?
M-x diff-buffer-with-file RET RET
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__Pascal Bourguignon__
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2009-12-04 12:25 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon [this message]
2009-12-04 13:09 ` How to mark new text in a buffer ? Xavier Maillard
2009-12-04 12:44 ` LanX
2009-12-04 15:48 ` Drew Adams
2009-12-04 10:28 Xavier Maillard
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