GNU bug report logs - #25348
`display` property faces are prioritized above overlays

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Travis Foster <tsfoster <at> mtu.edu>

Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 22:22:02 UTC

Severity: minor

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Travis Foster <tsfoster <at> mtu.edu>, 25348 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25348: `display` property faces are prioritized above overlays
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 14:29:55 -0800 (PST)

> When I do the following (for example):
> (put-text-property (point) (1+ (point))
>                    'display (propertize "." 'face 'header-line))
...
> But it seems like in this case, the display text property
> is taking priority over the the overlay.

You are using a "replacing" `display'-property spec.
See (elisp) `Replacing Specs'.
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Replacing-Specs.html

Your text that has the property is entirely replaced (for display)
by what is specified for property `display'.
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