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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1997-01-26 06:57:00 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1997-01-26 06:57:00 +0000
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Document how insert-before-markers affects overlays.
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@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ unless all @var{args} are either strings or characters. The value is
This function is unlike the other insertion functions in that it
relocates markers initially pointing at the insertion point, to point
-after the inserted text.
+after the inserted text. If an overlat begins the insertion point, the
+inserted text falls outside the overlay; if a nonempty overlay ends at
+the insertion point, the inserted text falls inside that overlay.
@end defun
@defun insert-char character count &optional inherit