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Clarify when 'cursor' property is in effect

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* doc/lispref/text.texi (Special Properties): Minor copyedits.
(Bug#24179)
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Eli Zaretskii 2016-08-11 23:01:53 +03:00
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@ -3362,12 +3362,14 @@ the beginning of the @code{display} property or at
@cindex cursor position for @code{display} properties and overlays @cindex cursor position for @code{display} properties and overlays
When the buffer has many overlay strings (e.g., @pxref{Overlay When the buffer has many overlay strings (e.g., @pxref{Overlay
Properties, before-string}) or @code{display} properties that are Properties, before-string}) that conceal some of the buffer text or
strings, it is a good idea to use the @code{cursor} property on these @code{display} properties that are strings, it is a good idea to use
strings to cue the Emacs display about the places where to put the the @code{cursor} property on these strings to cue the Emacs display
cursor while traversing these strings. This directly communicates to about the places where to put the cursor while traversing these
the display engine where the Lisp program wants to put the cursor, or strings. This directly communicates to the display engine where the
where the user would expect the cursor. Lisp program wants to put the cursor, or where the user would expect
the cursor, when point is located on some buffer position that is
``covered'' by the display or overlay string.
@item pointer @item pointer
@kindex pointer @r{(text property)} @kindex pointer @r{(text property)}