From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dani Moncayo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10023: 24.0.91; `mark-whole-buffer' doesn't always "mark the whole buffer" Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:53:08 +0100 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1321131229 8400 80.91.229.12 (12 Nov 2011 20:53:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:53:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10023@debbugs.gnu.org To: Glenn Morris Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 12 21:53:44 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKa8-0001Cl-97 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:53:44 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39497 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKa7-00052A-Sy for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:53:43 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:35863) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKa3-00051l-P4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:53:40 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKa2-0007EE-TP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:53:39 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:45736) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKa2-0007EA-RF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:53:38 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKaQ-0007Lk-Ax for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:54:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Dani Moncayo Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:54:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10023 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 10023-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10023.132113122128221 (code B ref 10023); Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:54:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10023) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Nov 2011 20:53:41 +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 1RPKa4-0007L7-Fk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:53:40 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-gx0-f172.google.com ([209.85.161.172]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RPKa1-0007Kt-QT for 10023@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:53:38 -0500 Original-Received: by ggnr4 with SMTP id r4so3597925ggn.3 for <10023@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:53:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=uM2na2gAq1/9a6if7/yVZYnbZpKTVLNw6PizOIfpdt0=; b=thCfYBj3Vv9ATc2vkvKVTYh6/wqiK/+cH9k0VtKyEWiq94DwpzY2ioGExoccyeOj4F sA6P0grw3V5gU4UzzJpNet/3VgQg5iDcMQZQKqW3tFbAWAi7lcGn+3gerwqesOC6KoY9 vxOTJLLqg0zgY5spB8sH4at8zPcuawoZPpMys= Original-Received: by 10.236.153.3 with SMTP id e3mr5055018yhk.68.1321131188423; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:53:08 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.236.208.39 with HTTP; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:53:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:54:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:53840 Archived-At: > From the Emacs manual on narrowing: > > =A0 =A0When you have narrowed down to a part of the buffer, that part > =A0 =A0appears to be all there is. =A0You can't see the rest, you can't m= ove > =A0 =A0into it (motion commands won't go outside the accessible part), yo= u > =A0 =A0can't change it in any way. > > This is a common concept that I don't think needs to be explained in > the doc of every command that it might effect. Maybe not. > `mark-whole-buffer' > definitely does not need to be renamed. I still think that the "whole" part is unnecessary and unfortunate. But well, if you don't think it's worth the trouble, close this bug report. I certainly can live with it, and there are many other issues more important than this one, of course. --=20 Dani Moncayo