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hl-line-mode: Current line highlighting takes precedence over region highlighting

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Message #23 received at 16192 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Jaros?aw Rzeszótko <sztywny <at> gmail.com>,
 16192 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16192: hl-line-mode: Current line highlighting takes
 precedence over region highlighting
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:02:41 -0500

> It is the region overlay that is new.  It is its priority that
> needs fixing.

This narrow-minded "if a bug appear it must be in the new code" point of
view leads to unmaintainable messes of hacks upon hacks.

hl-line's overlay is a "background" highlight (not in the "background
color" sense, but in a "background noise" sense), so it makes a lot of
sense to give it a low priority.


        Stefan

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