2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 787ed51658f..e78abfd021f 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-03  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
+
+        * textprop.c (Fprevious_single_char_property_change): Return 0
+        when there's no change in a string.  (Bug#1301)
+
 2008-11-02  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
 
         * frame.c (do_switch_frame): New argument NORECORD passed to
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index 6bc1938fadf..120c42843fe 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ back past position LIMIT; return LIMIT if nothing is found before LIMIT.  */)
       if (NILP (position))
         {
           if (NILP (limit))
-            position = make_number (SCHARS (object));
+            position = make_number (0);
           else
             {
               CHECK_NUMBER (limit);