GNU bug report logs - #21468
24.5; When next-line (visual) crosses overlay with before-string="\n" point goes to column 0

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 05:18:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.5

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #79 received at 21468 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 21468 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21468: 24.5; When next-line (visual) crosses overlay with
 before-string="\n" point goes to column 0
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 17:06:59 -0400

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
>> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:51:06 -0400
>> From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
>>
>> Okay, that makes sense, but it means this approach is worse than
>> overlayed newlines for magit.
>
> I don't think so.  I think a casual mismatch in a column while moving
> through a buffer, and in marginal cases at that, is not a big deal.

It's not a *big* deal, but with Emacs 25 using overlayed newlines
gives no problems at all.
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