GNU bug report logs - #51580
hl-line-mode doesn't override global-hl-line-mode in current buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 06:48:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 51580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
Cc: 51580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51580: hl-line-mode doesn't override global-hl-line-mode in
 current buffer
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 12:28:51 +0100

Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org> writes:

> > It seems like there is currently no way to use `global-hl-line-mode'
> > while disabling it for individual buffers.
>
> There is one: (setq-local global-hl-line-mode nil).

Here, that leaves an overlay in the buffer.  Does it not do that for you?

[You didn't quote it, but I wrote "(setq-default global-hl-line-mode
nil)" in the bug report.  That was a typo.  I meant to write
"(setq-local global-hl-line-mode nil)".]
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