GNU bug report logs - #19145
24.4; prettify-symbols-mode inconsistent behavior

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ken Mankoff <mankoff <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:54:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4

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From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 19145 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ken Mankoff <mankoff <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#19145: 24.4; prettify-symbols-mode inconsistent behavior
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:53:59 -0500

On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:36:28 -0500 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA> wrote: 

>> But that would require some special adaptation because it wouldn't work
>> in reverse. IOW, how do you propose to preserve the current behavior of
>> the prettified symbol "delta" while also allowing for the regex "delta"?

SM> We could allow elements of the form (REGEXP CHARACTER PREDICATE)
SM> instead of only (STRING . CHARACTER) in p-s-alist.

OK, that would work and be backwards compatible.  Do you want me to
attempt it?

Ted
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