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Clarify what is the "cursor"

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* doc/lispref/windows.texi (Window Point): Clarify the notion of
"cursor".
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Eli Zaretskii 2017-02-12 17:56:14 +02:00
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@ -3062,9 +3062,13 @@ point and the buffer's point always move together; they remain equal.
@end itemize
@cindex cursor
As far as the user is concerned, point is where the cursor is, and
when the user switches to another buffer, the cursor jumps to the
position of point in that buffer.
Emacs displays the cursor, by default as a rectangular block, in
each window at the position of that window's point. When the user
switches to another buffer in a window, Emacs moves that window's
cursor to where point is in that buffer. If the exact position of
point is hidden behind some display element, such as a display string
or an image, Emacs displays the cursor immediately before or after
that display element.
@defun window-point &optional window
This function returns the current position of point in @var{window}.