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Re: Elisp manual doc on `intangible' is incomplete


From: Stefan Monnier
Subject: Re: Elisp manual doc on `intangible' is incomplete
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:08:38 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux)

>     I think it would help to add an explicit statement that you can place
>     point between groups (which are defined as consecutive characters with
>     the same `intangible' value). That is, clarify that you can place
>     point between groups, but not within a group.

> I clarified that.  Thanks.

I'd also add a big red warning that this is a very big hammer which tend to
break other code not expecting such odd behavior of goto-char (and friends)
and should thus be used with a lot of extra care and only when
absolutely necessary.


        Stefan




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