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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/lispref/processes.texi')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi index b73401a62a2..ebc31c597e6 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi @@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ how to do these things: (save-excursion ;; @r{Insert the text, advancing the process marker.} (goto-char (process-mark proc)) - (insert-before-markers string) + (insert string) (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))) (if moving (goto-char (process-mark proc))))))) @end group @@ -1704,7 +1704,12 @@ text arrives, you could insert a line like the following just before the To force point to the end of the new output, no matter where it was previously, eliminate the variable @code{moving} from the example and -call @code{goto-char} unconditionally. +call @code{goto-char} unconditionally. Note that this doesn't +necessarily move the window point. The default filter actually uses +@code{insert-before-markers} which moves all markers, including the +window point. This may move unrelated markers, so it's generally +better to move the window point explicitly, or set its insertion type +to @code{t} (@pxref{Window Point}). @ignore In earlier Emacs versions, every filter function that did regular |