GNU bug report logs - #5988
24.0.50; bidi-display-reordering interferes with overlays

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ivan Andrus <darthandrus <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 5988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Cc: darthandrus <at> gmail.com, 5988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5988: 24.0.50;
	bidi-display-reordering interferes with overlays
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:15:51 +0300

> From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:36:20 +0200
> Cc: 5988 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 19:28, Ivan Andrus <darthandrus <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> > emacs -Q
> >
> > Then evaluate in a scratch buffer:
> >
> > (let ((ov (make-overlay (+ 2 (point-min)) (- (point-max) 160))))
> >  (overlay-put ov 'display "just a test")
> >  ;; (delete-overlay ov)
> >  )
> >
> > (setq-default bidi-display-reordering t)
> > (setq-default bidi-display-reordering nil)
> 
> Not just overlays, but display properties in general:
> 
>   emacs -Q --eval '(setq-default bidi-display-reordering t)' -f buffer-menu

Thanks for the test cases, I fixed this now.

> and I suppose the problem with references in Info nodes is also related to this.

What problems?  If revno 100005 does not fix them, please file a new
bug report with a recipe to reproduce.

Thanks.
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