Re: copying underlined Info headers makes emacs untalkative

[Eli Zaretskii]

On 9 Jun 2001, Dan Jacobson wrote:

> Go to say the top Emacs Info node and copy the underlined words "The
> Emacs Editor" into a buffer.  Now go to the end of that line and start
> typing... I see nothing, however C-h l sees I typed stuff, and saving
> the buffer and looking at it later shows stuff.
> 
> C-h i m e m return C-n C-n C-2 C-n escape w C-p C-p 
> C-k C-x b b return C-y j h l j l j h C-h l

This is a feature.  To get a hint why is this happening, go to the `t'
of the "Editor", type "C-x =", and note the value of point Emacs
prints in the echo area.  Now press C-f and then type "C-x =" again,
and again note the value of point.  Press C-f again and "C-x =" again,
and you will see that the value of point jumps instead of increasing
by one.

If you still don't understand what's going on, put the cursor on the
`r' of "Editor" and type this:

    M-: (text-properties-at (point)) RET

See that "intangible t" part?  Now recall that Emacs copies text with
all its properties, and the riddle should be solved.