From 11cd6064013b858f9238999b37157a952eaa9405 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 14:40:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Overlay Properties): Adding `evaporate' prop deletes empty overlay immediately. --- lispref/display.texi | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi index e77edc88aa1..fb9d7c79e0e 100644 --- a/lispref/display.texi +++ b/lispref/display.texi @@ -1165,9 +1165,9 @@ sense---only on the screen. @item evaporate @kindex evaporate @r{(overlay property)} If this property is non-@code{nil}, the overlay is deleted automatically -if it becomes empty (i.e., if its length becomes zero). However, -if the overlay is @emph{already} empty, @code{evaporate} does not -delete it. +if it becomes empty (i.e., if its length becomes zero). If you give +an empty overlay a non-@code{nil} @code{evaporate} property, that deletes +it immediately. @item local-map @cindex keymap of character (and overlays) -- 2.39.2