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Emacs whitespace mode

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Message #46 received at 18548 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: nathaniel.braun <at> gmail.com, 18548 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, kipcoul <at> gmail.com,
 stefan <at> marxist.se, JackMorrison1 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#18548: Emacs whitespace mode
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:05:45 +0100

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

> I think the only way to fix this (and I agree that it's a marginal use
> case) is to introduce some special syntax into display-table notation,
> and then teach the display engine to ignore the TAB when whatever is
> before it in the display-table entry already ends at a tab stop, and
> the display-table entry has that special syntax.

Yes, that would be nice.

> Not sure if it's worth the hassle.

No, me neither.

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