[Emacs-bug-tracker] bug#8655: closed (24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change)

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> 24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change
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> Wed, 11 May 2011 09:22:15 -0700
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> Everything is symmetrical between the doc for
> `next-single-char-property-change' and
> `previous-single-char-property-change': last/first, forward/backward,
> end/start... EXCEPT for this phrase, which is identical in the two doc
> strings: "return LIMIT if nothing is found before LIMIT."
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> The problem is the ambiguity of "before".  Change the wording to "before
> reaching LIMIT" and there is no problem.
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> In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
>  of 2011-05-10 on 3249CTO
> Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
> configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt --cflags
> -Ic:/build/include'
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> Re: bug#8655: 24.0.50; doc of previous-single-char-property-change
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> > The problem is the ambiguity of "before".  Change the wording to "before
> > reaching LIMIT" and there is no problem.
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> Fixed in emacs-23, thanks.
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>     Juanma
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