Subject: Re: bug#65105: Reusing the same string as 'display on consecutive characters evades display

From: JD Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2023 18:49:11 -0400

That’s probably the right approach.  Or even simpler, allocate two identical strings and alternate.  Thanks.

> On Aug 5, 2023, at 6:46 PM, Dmitry Gutov <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> On 05/08/2023 23:49, JD Smith wrote:
>> Aha, thanks.  It does make sense from an optimization standpoint to “gang” properties in this manner.  Are you aware of any approach that allow re-using a string for ‘display, but permits consecutive intervals to remain distinct?
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> Overlays? But they have certain performance problems when their number grows.
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> Or you could try resolving this manually: when the previous character is assigned with the same line, do a copy-sequence, and when it's a different one, you can use the "singleton" one.