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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-673
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-674
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-675
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-676
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-677
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-678
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-679
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-680
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-681
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-682
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-683
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-684
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-686
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-687
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-688
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-689
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-690
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-691
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-692
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-693
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-69
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-70
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 * miles@gnu.org--gnu-2004/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-71
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git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-267

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/descr-text.el b/lisp/descr-text.el
index 72ddde7c8cb..7dd6966a486 100644
--- a/lisp/descr-text.el
+++ b/lisp/descr-text.el
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ as well as widgets, buttons, overlays, and text properties."
                     (format "%d" (nth 1 split))
                   (format "%d %d" (nth 1 split) (nth 2 split)))))
             ("syntax"
-             ,(let ((syntax (syntax-after pos)))
+             ,(let* ((st (if parse-sexp-lookup-properties
+                             (get-char-property pos 'syntax-table)))
+                     (syntax (if (consp st) st
+                               (aref (or st (syntax-table)) (char-after pos)))))
                 (with-temp-buffer
                   (internal-describe-syntax-value syntax)
                   (buffer-string))))