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Re: buffer gap
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Barry Margolin |
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Re: buffer gap |
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Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:01:01 -0500 |
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In article <mailman.2326.1228838084.26697.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
"A. Soare" <alinsoar@voila.fr> wrote:
> Can somebody explain me what the buffer gap is useful for ?
>
> I see in elisp manual:
>
> << Insertion works by filling in part of
> the gap, and deletion adds to the gap. Of course, this means that the
> gap must first be moved to the locus of the insertion or deletion.
> Emacs moves the gap only when you try to insert or delete. >>
>
> However, I cannot understand too much. Can somebody explain me the idea ,
> please?
Wikipedia is your friend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_buffer
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