From: Luc Teirlinck Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 05:04:07 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (Overview of Markers): Mention that, if a marker is used a a position, X-Git-Tag: ttn-vms-21-2-B4~8324 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=97ce05cfa810ccc5f8baadf58cb47fc01dc43ad8;p=emacs.git (Overview of Markers): Mention that, if a marker is used a a position, its buffer is ignored. --- diff --git a/lispref/markers.texi b/lispref/markers.texi index eb576f235cd..e844912002e 100644 --- a/lispref/markers.texi +++ b/lispref/markers.texi @@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ deleted, so that it stays with the two characters on either side of it. @node Overview of Markers @section Overview of Markers - A marker specifies a buffer and a position in that buffer. The marker -can be used to represent a position in the functions that require one, -just as an integer could be used. @xref{Positions}, for a complete -description of positions. + A marker specifies a buffer and a position in that buffer. The +marker can be used to represent a position in the functions that +require one, just as an integer could be used. In that case, the +marker's buffer is normally ignored. Of course, a marker used in this +way usually points to a position in the buffer that the function +operates on, but that is entirely the programmer's responsibility. +@xref{Positions}, for a complete description of positions. A marker has two attributes: the marker position, and the marker buffer. The marker position is an integer that is equivalent (at a