mirror/emacs
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emacs.git synced 2024-12-28 10:56:36 +00:00
Code Issues Releases Activity

entered into RCS

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Richard M. Stallman 1994-08-27 23:03:05 +00:00
parent 1644b1a55f
commit 33acbad21f
1 changed files with 11 additions and 1 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

12
lispref/text.texi
View File

@ -275,11 +275,15 @@ relocates markers initially pointing at the insertion point, to point
after the inserted text.
@end defun
@defun insert-char character count
@defun insert-char character count &optional inherit
This function inserts @var{count} instances of @var{character} into the
current buffer before point. The argument @var{count} must be a number,
and @var{character} must be a character. The value is @code{nil}.
@c It's unfortunate that count comes second. Not like make-string, etc.
If @var{inherit} is non-@code{nil}, then the inserted characters inherit
sticky text properties from the two characters before and after the
insertion point. @xref{Sticky Properties}.
@end defun
@defun insert-buffer-substring from-buffer-or-name &optional start end
@ -312,6 +316,8 @@ We hold these truth@point{}
@xref{Sticky Properties}, for other insertion functions that inherit
text properties from the nearby text in addition to inserting it.
Whitespace inserted by indentation functions also inherits text
properties.
@node Commands for Insertion
@section User-Level Insertion Commands
@ -1507,6 +1513,10 @@ least that many spaces are inserted even if this requires going beyond
@var{column}. Otherwise the function does nothing if point is already
beyond @var{column}. The value is the column at which the inserted
indentation ends.
The inserted whitespace characters inherit text properties from the
surrounding text (usually, from the preceding text only). @xref{Sticky
Properties}.
@end deffn
@defopt indent-tabs-mode