GNU bug report logs - #16493
24.3.50; (setq search-invisible t) is useless, let's allow to turn visible-mode temporarily on

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Bastien Guerry <bzg <at> altern.org>

Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Bastien <bzg <at> gnu.org>, 16493 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16493: 24.3.50; (setq search-invisible t) is useless, let's allow to turn visible-mode temporarily on
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 08:13:02 -0400

> I was thinking all this complication could be avoided if we just allowed
> (overlay-put OVERLAY 'invisible nil) to make text visible.

No need for that.
You can do

    (overlay-put OVERLAY 'invisible 'visible)

to get the same result without far-reaching changes to the C code.


        Stefan
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