From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Werner LEMBERG Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#3400: bug in add-text-properties Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 17:20:58 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <20090529.172058.154088377.wl@gnu.org> References: <20090529.090050.266105248.wl@gnu.org> Reply-To: Werner LEMBERG , 3400@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1243611492 17900 80.91.229.12 (29 May 2009 15:38:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 15:38:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3400@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 29 17:38:08 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MA49n-0003Z4-MO for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 May 2009 17:38:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52370 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MA49m-0000dV-Ob for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 May 2009 11:38:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MA499-0000W0-2N for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MA494-0000SU-9E for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41827 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MA494-0000SD-13 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:22 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:41128) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MA493-00057H-8h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:21 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n4TFbHJu013961; Fri, 29 May 2009 08:37:17 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n4TFP4dP011791; Fri, 29 May 2009 08:25:04 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Werner LEMBERG Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 15:25:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3400 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3400-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B3400.124361048111412 (code B ref 3400); Fri, 29 May 2009 15:25:04 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3400) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 29 May 2009 15:21:21 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with SMTP id n4TFLF1j011270 for <3400@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Fri, 29 May 2009 08:21:17 -0700 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 29 May 2009 15:21:09 -0000 Original-Received: from 77.119.181.146.wireless.dyn.drei.com (EHLO localhost) [77.119.181.146] by mail.gmx.net (mp010) with SMTP; 29 May 2009 17:21:09 +0200 X-Authenticated: #54312696 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18JTBV/SHwJyIh97gl4qoDu6UuN/Lqmb/BiXZklUi fJEiwiyMq/rdnK In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Mew version 6.2.51 on Emacs 23.0.93.1 / Mule 6.0 (HANACHIRUSATO) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.71 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) Resent-Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:26 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:28292 Archived-At: > I think what would make most sense if for C-x = to notice such > invisible text and either give info about the whole invisible area, > or prompt which position within that area is actually desired. Yes, this sounds like a good idea. What do you think about the C-a issue, BTW? > In your case, you want info about the visible char, but I most often > use C-x = specifically to get info about the part I can't see. Honestly, up to now I had never the idea of using C-x = like that. I wasn't even aware that I can use it for that purpose. >> If we had a small line instead of a blinking, block-like cursor (as >> it is used with, say, OpenOffice), I could accept your >> argumentation. > > That can be configured via `cursor-type'. I know, but the default is a block cursor... Werner