GNU bug report logs - #20254
25.0.50; `face' overlays with equal priority at the same location

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 21:46:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 20254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 20254 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20254: 25.0.50;
 `face' overlays with equal priority at the same location
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 21:07:13 -0400

> Any chance this implementation could be revisited, to do something
> regular

Without explicit priority information, we have no data on which to base
the ordering.  We use the overlays' memory address because it does
the job.

> - predictable and user-manipulable?

That's what the `priority' property is for.


        Stefan
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