(Output Streams): Clarify behavior of point for marker output streams.

[gnu-emacs] / lispref / streams.texi

diff --git a/lispref/streams.texi b/lispref/streams.texi
index bd87fc84bddf24574c99c3a7a1f0b11ac9a8494d..b6f211116e60383d2e8dfa8d32e4f097b010762c 100644 (file)
--- a/lispref/streams.texi
+++ b/lispref/streams.texi
@@ -361,7 +361,9 @@ The output characters are inserted into the buffer that @var{marker}
 points into, at the marker position.  The marker position advances as
 characters are inserted.  The value of point in the buffer has no effect
 on printing when the stream is a marker, and this kind of printing
 points into, at the marker position.  The marker position advances as
 characters are inserted.  The value of point in the buffer has no effect
 on printing when the stream is a marker, and this kind of printing

-does not move point.
+does not move point (except that if the marker points at or before the
+position of point, point advances with the surrounding text, as
+usual).

 
 @item @var{function}
 @cindex function output stream
 
 @item @var{function}
 @cindex function output stream