GNU bug report logs - #42347
Feature request: Visual block attribute for overlays

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Message #17 received at 42347 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <ghe <at> sdf.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 42347 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#42347: Feature request: Visual block attribute for
 overlays
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 07:49:34 +0000

>
>> The previous behavior can be obtained with the ":extend t" face 
>> attribute.
>
> Only on an individual basis, right?  If you want to get the previous 
> behavior everywhere, do you need to change every overlay?
>

AFAIK, yes.

>
> Or is there an option for that?  If not, why not?
>
> And is there a way to get the previous behavior by default, and 
> something that does the opposite of `:extend' for individual cases where 
> you want the new behavior?
>
> If not, why not?
>

I don't know, but I do not see this as a problem.  After all, if one wants 
the previous behavior, only a handful of faces need to be updated. 
Apparently the new behavior was considered better.  The NEWS item about 
this (in NEWS.27) states:  "This is to make Emacs behave more like other 
GUI applications with respect to displaying faces that cross line 
boundaries."

Gregory

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