>> > I think this statement is surpri=
sing
>> Agreed.=C2=A0 That's why we have to write it explicitly in the=
doc ;-)
> Could we also write it in the docstrings of the match-related function=
s
> (match-beginning etc.)? I guess people are more likely to read those t=
han
> the manual.
That might work, yes (tho in my experience, Elisp coder don't read
docstrings nearly as much as I would have expected).
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br>
I guess a reasonable expectation is that nobody ever reads do=
cumentation. Therefore systems should do the right thing when used in the m=
ost obvious way.=C2=A0