Subject: bug#37774: 27.0.50; new :extend attribute broke visuals of all themes and other packages

From: Michael Heerdegen <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:59:51 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]> writes:

> So please explain what exactly is incorrect or "weird" in the visual
> appearance after the change.  Specifically, why the faces in question
> need to be extended past EOL?

At least with Helm, Magit and Ediff higlighting often looks very
unfamiliar.  I guess very often the original purpose had been to
highlight full visible lines.  Was it intentional to change all of that,
or only a side effect?

Michael.