From ea399306a304d8f7e0feb46c2215e47d0eae6864 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:36:53 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/lispref/text.texi (Sticky Properties): Improve wording. (Bug#20924) --- doc/lispref/text.texi | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/text.texi b/doc/lispref/text.texi index d4b6950ee95..acf72340a9d 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/text.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/text.texi @@ -3509,10 +3509,12 @@ of the text. @cindex sticky text properties @cindex inheritance, text property - Self-inserting characters normally take on the same properties as the -preceding character. This is called @dfn{inheritance} of properties. + Self-inserting characters, the ones that get inserted into a buffer +when the user types them (@pxref{Commands for Insertion}), normally +take on the same properties as the preceding character. This is +called @dfn{inheritance} of properties. - A Lisp program can do insertion with inheritance or without, + By contrast, a Lisp program can do insertion with inheritance or without, depending on the choice of insertion primitive. The ordinary text insertion functions, such as @code{insert}, do not inherit any properties. They insert text with precisely the properties of the -- 2.39.5