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diff --git a/lisp/register.el b/lisp/register.el
index fd901f99f4a..ead49c35540 100644
--- a/lisp/register.el
+++ b/lisp/register.el
@@ -21,45 +21,36 @@
(defvar register-alist nil
"Alist of elements (NAME . CONTENTS), one for each Emacs register.
NAME is a character (a number). CONTENTS is a string, number,
-screen configuration, mark or list.
-A list represents a rectangle; its elements are strings.")
+mark or list. A list represents a rectangle; its elements are strings.")
(defun get-register (char)
"Return contents of Emacs register named CHAR, or nil if none."
(cdr (assq char register-alist)))
(defun set-register (char value)
- "Set contents of Emacs register named CHAR to VALUE.
-Returns VALUE."
+ "Set contents of Emacs register named CHAR to VALUE."
(let ((aelt (assq char register-alist)))
(if aelt
(setcdr aelt value)
(setq aelt (cons char value))
- (setq register-alist (cons aelt register-alist)))
- value))
+ (setq register-alist (cons aelt register-alist)))))
-(defun point-to-register (char arg)
- "Store current location of point in register REGISTER.
-With prefix argument, store current screen configuration.
-Use \\[jump-to-register] to go to that location or restore that configuration.
+(defun point-to-register (char)
+ "Store current location of point in a register.
Argument is a character, naming the register."
- (interactive "cPoint to register: \nP")
- (set-register char (if arg (current-screen-configuration) (point-marker))))
+ (interactive "cPoint to register: ")
+ (set-register char (point-marker)))
-(fset 'register-to-point 'jump-to-register)
-(defun jump-to-register (char)
+(defun register-to-point (char)
"Move point to location stored in a register.
Argument is a character, naming the register."
- (interactive "cJump to register: ")
+ (interactive "cRegister to point: ")
(let ((val (get-register char)))
- (condition-case ()
- (set-screen-configuration val)
- (error
- (if (markerp val)
- (progn
- (switch-to-buffer (marker-buffer val))
- (goto-char val))
- (error "Register doesn't contain a buffer position or screen configuration"))))))
+ (if (markerp val)
+ (progn
+ (switch-to-buffer (marker-buffer val))
+ (goto-char val))
+ (error "Register doesn't contain a buffer position"))))
;(defun number-to-register (arg char)
; "Store a number in a register.
@@ -133,7 +124,7 @@ Interactively, second arg is non-nil if prefix arg is supplied."
(if (or (integerp val) (markerp val))
(princ (+ 0 val) (current-buffer))
(error "Register does not contain text")))))
- (if (not arg) (exchange-point-and-mark)))
+ (or arg (exchange-point-and-mark)))
(defun copy-to-register (char start end &optional delete-flag)
"Copy region into register REG.