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@setfilename ../info/positions
@node Positions, Markers, Frames, Top
be a position (an integer), but accept a marker as a substitute,
normally ignore which buffer the marker points into; they convert the
marker to an integer, and use that integer, exactly as if you had
-passed the integer as the argument. Markers used this way usually
-point to a position in the buffer that the function will operate on,
-but if not, they are converted to integers anyway. @xref{Markers}.
+passed the integer as the argument, even if the marker points to the
+``wrong'' buffer. A marker that points nowhere cannot convert to an
+integer; using it instead of an integer causes an error.
+@xref{Markers}.
See also the ``field'' feature (@pxref{Fields}), which provides
functions that are used by many cursor-motion commands.
When you use @code{compute-motion} for the minibuffer, you need to use
@code{minibuffer-prompt-width} to get the horizontal position of the
-beginning of the first screen line. @xref{Minibuffer Misc}.
+beginning of the first screen line. @xref{Minibuffer Contents}.
@end defun
@node List Motion