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authorRichard M. Stallman2005-07-17 03:45:41 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman2005-07-17 03:45:41 +0000
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(Managing Overlays): Clarify make-overlay args for insertion types.
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diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi
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@@ -1133,12 +1133,14 @@ markers. If @var{buffer} is omitted, the overlay is created in the
1133current buffer. 1133current buffer.
1134 1134
1135The arguments @var{front-advance} and @var{rear-advance} specify the 1135The arguments @var{front-advance} and @var{rear-advance} specify the
1136insertion type for the start of the overlay and for the end of the 1136marker insertion type for the start of the overlay and for the end of
1137overlay, respectively. @xref{Marker Insertion Types}. If 1137the overlay, respectively. @xref{Marker Insertion Types}. If they
1138@var{front-advance} is non-@code{nil}, text inserted at the beginning 1138are both @code{nil}, the default, then the overlay extends to include
1139of the overlay is excluded from the overlay. If @var{read-advance} is 1139any text inserted at the beginning, but not text inserted at the end.
1140non-@code{nil}, text inserted at the beginning of the overlay is 1140If @var{front-advance} is non-@code{nil}, text inserted at the
1141included in the overlay. 1141beginning of the overlay is excluded from the overlay. If
1142@var{rear-advance} is non-@code{nil}, text inserted at the end of the
1143overlay is included in the overlay.
1142@end defun 1144@end defun
1143 1145
1144@defun overlay-start overlay 1146@defun overlay-start overlay