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Subject: Re: Sections in Gnu Emacs Buffers?
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Date: 30 Jan 89 00:04:00 GMT
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Stallman and I have just now been discussing interval-local
variables.  If we can figure out how to do it, he wants to add it
to Emacs.  A buffer would be divided into a sequence of disjoint
intervals, and each interval has a set of variables local to it,
analogous to buffer-local variables.  The interval boundaries would
be automatically adjusted by Emacs as text is changed.

Nothing is definite yet, so if you have any ideas, get them out now.
What kinds of things would you use intervals for?

Dan LaLiberte
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