GNU bug report logs - #50660
28.0.50; Text artifacting when the cursor moves over text under mouse face that originally displayed a box

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Message #191 received at 50660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 50660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50660: 28.0.50; Text artifacting when the cursor moves over
 text under mouse face that originally displayed a box
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:28:17 +0800

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> No, I think it's wrong to set the face GC in xdisp.c, because the GC
> is fundamentally terminal-specific, so it belongs to xterm/w32term
> etc.  I'm not even sure xdisp.c knows the exact type of GC, which
> differs according to the platform.  The logic of selecting the face
> should indeed be removed from x_set_mouse_face_gc, but the calls to
> XChangeGC etc. should remain there.

Thanks.  Here's a patch that should remove the issues you pointed out:

[0001-Fix-minor-issues-with-text-display-when-cursor-is-in.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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