GNU bug report logs - #53155
Use overlays in hi-lock

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Fixed in version 29.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 53155 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#53155: Use overlays in hi-lock
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:17:31 +0200

close 53155 29.0.50
stop

>> But this heuristics doesn't work in read-only *vc-change-log* buffers
>> where expanding commits inserts new text that should be highlighted
>> with font-lock.
>>
>> Thus the following patch adds a new variable hi-lock-use-overlays
>> that can be used like:
>
> I guess that makes sense...

So now pushed to master and closed.  I'm not sure if the new
variable 'hi-lock-use-overlays' needs to be mentioned in NEWS.
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