GNU bug report logs - #66216
28.2; scroll-up-line doesn't work if there is a before-string overlay with newline

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Message #20 received at 66216 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Herman Géza <geza.herman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66216 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66216: 28.2; scroll-up-line doesn't work if there is a
 before-string overlay with newline
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 20:17:29 +0300

> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2023 19:09:29 +0200
> Cc: 66216 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Herman, Géza <geza.herman <at> gmail.com>
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/29/23 17:28, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > And if this is a problem with Magit, then I would suggest that Magit
> > has its own scrolling function to overcome the problems.  I tried to
> > explain many times that using overlays and display properties in Magit
> > buffers was a bad idea, and the Magit developer even agreed with me at
> > some point.
> What other ways exist to achieve what magit blame does?

Populating a scratch buffer with generated text, for example.

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