GNU bug report logs - #10395
24.0.92; line-prefix text inherits face properties from the preceding line rather than following text

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: David Edmondson <dme <at> dme.org>

Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:18:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 4281

Found in version 24.0.92

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Miles Bader <miles <at> gnu.org>, 10395 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, David Edmondson <dme <at> dme.org>
Subject: bug#10395: 24.0.92; line-prefix text inherits face properties from the preceding line	rather than following text
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:30:25 +0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> So my vote is to leave this as it works now, and maybe document this
> to avoid surprises.

Agreed about leaving this alone for now, though I'd rather not commit to
documenting it as "the" behavior just yet.

OTOH, the "expected" behavior would be for the line-prefix not to
inherit face properties at all, much like overlay before-strings.
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