bug#33160: 26.1; force-mode-line-update interferes button highlight

bug#33160: 26.1; force-mode-line-update interferes button highlight

[Fu Yuan]

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Symptom: Highlight on buttons disappears when `force-mode-line-update` runs

Reproduce:
- emacs -q
- (run-at-time 0 0.3 'force-mode-line-update)
- M-x customize (for it has a bunch of buttons)
- Move cursor to a button, the highlight disappears in a blink

Sincerely, Yuan

In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin17.7.0, NS appkit-1561.60
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bug#33160: 26.1; force-mode-line-update interferes button highlight

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Fu Yuan <casouri@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:29:40 -0400
> 
> Symptom: Highlight on buttons disappears when `force-mode-line-update` runs
> 
> Reproduce:
> - emacs -q
> - (run-at-time 0 0.3 'force-mode-line-update)
> - M-x customize (for it has a bunch of buttons)
> - Move cursor to a button, the highlight disappears in a blink

Could be macOS-specific?  I cannot reproduce this on MS-Windows: I see
the periodic frequent redraws (portions of the display flicker), but
the highlight doesn't disappear.

bug#33160: 26.1; force-mode-line-update interferes button highlight

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> Symptom: Highlight on buttons disappears when `force-mode-line-update` runs
>> 
>> Reproduce:
>> - emacs -q
>> - (run-at-time 0 0.3 'force-mode-line-update)
>> - M-x customize (for it has a bunch of buttons)
>> - Move cursor to a button, the highlight disappears in a blink
>
> Could be macOS-specific?  I cannot reproduce this on MS-Windows: I see
> the periodic frequent redraws (portions of the display flicker), but
> the highlight doesn't disappear.

I can't recall seeing any similar reports to this, and I can't reproduce
the problem either, and there was no response, so I'm closing this bug
report.  If this is still a problem in more recent Emacs versions,
please respond to the debbugs address and we'll reopen.

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