position in that event. If the event happened on a string embedded
with a @code{display}, @code{before-string}, or @code{after-string}
property (@pxref{Special Properties}), the non-@code{nil} map
-properties of the string override those of the buffer.
+properties of the string override those of the buffer (if the
+underlying buffer text contains map properties in its text properties
+or overlays, they are ignored).
The @dfn{global keymap} holds the bindings of keys that are defined
regardless of the current buffer, such as @kbd{C-f}. The variable