Re: buffer gap

[Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>]

In article <mailman.2326.1228838084.26697.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
 "A. Soare" <alinsoar@voila.fr> wrote:

> Can somebody explain me what the buffer gap is useful for ?
> 
> I see in elisp manual:
> 
> << Insertion works by filling in part of
> the gap, and deletion adds to the gap.  Of course, this means that the
> gap must first be moved to the locus of the insertion or deletion.
> Emacs moves the gap only when you try to insert or delete. >>
> 
> However, I cannot understand too much. Can somebody explain me the idea , 
> please?

Wikipedia is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_buffer

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