From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#15899: 24.3.50; regression: `region' overlay is lower priority than default Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:43:50 +0200 Message-ID: <8338mxipix.fsf@gnu.org> References: <00aa91d2-10a2-4a78-bb95-042d1596a41c@default> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1384533911 29663 80.91.229.3 (15 Nov 2013 16:45:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:45:11 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 15899@debbugs.gnu.org To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 15 17:45:14 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMW9-00052P-Gp for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:45:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:32803 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMW9-0007sP-33 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:45:13 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36527) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMW3-0007q3-4x for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:45:11 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMVz-0002RL-3s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:45:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42120) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMVy-0002Qm-PT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:45:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMVy-0007p3-9W for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:45:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:45:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 15899 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 15899-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B15899.138453385830007 (code B ref 15899); Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:45:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15899) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Nov 2013 16:44:18 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56139 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMVD-0007np-Bs for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:44:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mtaout21.012.net.il ([80.179.55.169]:55861) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMV8-0007na-R6 for 15899@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:44:12 -0500 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout21.012.net.il by a-mtaout21.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MWB00G00CQZ5T00@a-mtaout21.012.net.il> for 15899@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:44:04 +0200 (IST) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout21.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MWB00FTCD5GXIA0@a-mtaout21.012.net.il>; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:44:04 +0200 (IST) In-reply-to: <00aa91d2-10a2-4a78-bb95-042d1596a41c@default> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:80606 Archived-At: > Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:55:27 -0800 (PST) > From: Drew Adams > Cc: 15899@debbugs.gnu.org > > > Isn't it confusing that the region highlighting is non-contiguous > > when an overlay is in its middle? > > Yes. And when a `face' or other display-related text property is > in its middle. Or is at either end. Or extends across the whole > region (which includes when the region is in the middle of a > stretch of highlighting). I know from experience with the new > (and old) behavior. > > Such situations are visually confusing to users. And they can > complicate operating on text properties and, more generally, > using text properties and overlays. > > This change should be reverted as soon as possible. It needs not be reverted, I think. We just need to make the priority of the region overlay higher than any other overlay.