GNU bug report logs - #8569
24.0.50; overlay arrow

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:58:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 8569 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#8569: 24.0.50; overlay arrow
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:20:16 +0200

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

> I'm afraid it's way too late.  Most of these variables (the first two)
> exist since 1988, when this feature was first introduced into Emacs.
> Of course, back then we didn't have the fringes, so the arrow was
> displayed like it is now on text terminals (try "emacs -nw").

I agree.  I think changing this would be of little practical benefit,
and would break third-party usages.  So I'm closing this report.

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