GNU bug report logs - #6091
23.1.96; fringe face can not be remapped

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 18:29:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 9534

Found in versions 23.1.96, 23.3

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Full log

Message #40 received at 6091-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 6091-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6091: 23.1.96; fringe face can not be remapped
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:36:26 +0100

On 2010-07-11 16:59 +0100, Chong Yidong wrote:
> This is because the Emacs redisplay engine doesn't repaint the parts of
> the screen unless it has changed, and it has no way to know that you've
> changed the variable `face-remapping-alist'.  You can order a refresh by
> calling `redraw-display'.
> 
> We could set up a more elaborate system for the redisplay engine to keep
> track of `face-remapping-alist', but I don't think it's warranted, and
> it may slow down the much more common case where `face-remapping-alist'
> never changes.  Instead, I will update the doc of `face-remapping-alist'
> to mention this issue.

Thanks for the explanation.

Leo
This bug report was last modified 13 years and 311 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.