Re: get-text-property error if narrowed

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Richard Stallman wrote:
>     I think it happens when there is a property on an overlay. 
>     get-char-property finds that and returns it. If there is no overlay with 
>     the tested property then I get an error. (Note that I am using a CVS 
>     version from 2007-06-04.)
>
> I think it is a bug not to get an error in that case.
>
> However, you said you prefer that behavior.  Could you tell me why?

It is just that I prefer consistency.

I made a mistake when I said that no error should be raised. It is 
clearly better to get an error since in many cases it would be a mistake 
to access a point outside the narrowed region.