Re: Error when trying to run LaTeX on a region (region pinning)

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David Kastrup <[email protected]> writes:

> [email protected] (Frank K=FCster) writes:
>>
>>> David Kastrup <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>> [email protected] (Frank K=FCster) writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> I marked the paragraph of continous text (transient-mark-mode is
>>>>> enabled) and did C-c C-r.  I got an error:
>>>>>
>>>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (args-out-of-range -112792393 -11279239=
3)
>>>>>   previous-single-char-property-change(#<marker at 21271 in februar05=
.tex> preview-counters)
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> That is a bug in Emacs.  I'll install a fix inside of Emacs and a
>>>> workaround in AUCTeX.
>>
>> So it is not necessary that I check with a CVS version, as Ralf
>> suggested?=20
>
> It won't help.  I have just finished the patch to Emacs, but have
> not tested and submitted it yet.  I will do the patch to
> preview-latex after that.

Try the following:


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--- preview.el	19 Mar 2005 00:24:23 +0100	1.244
+++ preview.el	22 Mar 2005 16:46:17 +0100	
@@ -1987,6 +1987,9 @@
   "Fetch the next preceding or next preview-counters property.
 Factored out because of compatibility macros XEmacs would
 not use in advice."
+  ;; The following two lines are bug workaround for Emacs < 22.1.
+  (if (markerp begin)
+      (setq begin (marker-position (marker))))
   (or (car (get-char-property begin 'preview-counters))
       (cdr (get-char-property (max (point-min)
 				   (1- begin))

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Somehow I have the feeling that the region pinning does not really
work well, maybe I am doing something wrong.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

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