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| • Introduction to Extents: | Extents are ranges over text, with properties. | |
| • Extent Ordering: | How extents are ordered internally. | |
| • Format of the Extent Info: | The extent information in a buffer or string. | |
| • Zero-Length Extents: | A weird special case. | |
| • Mathematics of Extent Ordering: | A rigorous foundation. | |
| • Extent Fragments: | Cached information useful for redisplay. |