From c1a50bee773ef15b95abf1631e93ff17135f62c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 23:44:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Describe yank-excluded-properties. --- man/killing.texi | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/killing.texi b/man/killing.texi index d9a6ad2d272..d21e6ef21ee 100644 --- a/man/killing.texi +++ b/man/killing.texi @@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ mark after it. This happens only if the argument is specified with just a @kbd{C-u}, precisely. Any other sort of argument, including @kbd{C-u} and digits, specifies an earlier kill to yank (@pxref{Earlier Kills}). +@cindex yanking and text properties +@vindex yank-excluded-properties + The yank commands discard certain text properties from the text that +is thanked, those that might lead to annoying results. For instance, +they discard text properties that respond to the mouse or specify key +bindings. The variable @code{yank-excluded-properties} specifies the +properties to discard. Yanking of register contents and rectangles +also discard these properties. + @kindex M-w @findex kill-ring-save To copy a block of text, you can use @kbd{M-w} -- 2.39.2