Re: Cannot syntax-propertize because of narrowing

Colin Baxter <[email protected]> Fri, 15 May 2026 11:09:55 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.emacs.help
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>>>>> Arash Esbati <[email protected]> writes:

    > Colin Baxter <[email protected]> writes:
    >> When I C-<LEFT-MOUSE-BUTTON> in a particular dvi file, the
    >> corresponding tex file loads in an emacs buffer successfully but
    >> I get the message:
    >> 
    >> Cannot syntax-propertize 352840..415556 because of narrowing!
    >> 
    >> I wasn't aware that I had narrowed the buffer, so I'd be grateful
    >> to receive some pointers as to how to debug the problem and find
    >> what is causing widening. What do the numbers 352840..415556
    >> refer to? The issue seems only to occur at the end of the dvi
    >> file. The tex file is about 12,000 lines long. I'm using AucTeX
    >> if that's significant.

    > I think this report is related:

    >   https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=81035

    > FWIW, I don't get the message when synctex'ing back from a .pdf
    > file into Emacs with Skim on macOS.

Thanks Arash. Should I report it as a bug, or just wait?

Colin.