bug#36858: 27.0.50; display bugs with display-fill-column-indicator-mode

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

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On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 1:53 PM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

> > Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:45:37 +0300
> > From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> > Cc: 36858@debbugs.gnu.org
> >
> > > From: Davor Rotim <rotim.davor@gmail.com>
> > > Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 12:12:55 +0200
> > >
> > > Sorry, forgot to list the relevant org-mode faces that I have
> customized:
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > > Please note that this is not relevant to only Org mode, this display
> bug happens with all faces
> > > where I turn on the overline or underline property. For example
> `font-lock-comment-face' will show
> > > the same bug if I turn on the overline or underline property.
> >
> > I understand, I just need an easy example to work with.
>
> OK, I see the reason for the problem now: it's because org.el places
> the face on the newline that ends the line, not just on the text of
> that line.
>
> Can one of the Org developers (CC'ed) please tell why Org does this?
> Why not limit the face to the actual text, and avoid putting the face
> on the newline?
>

Because it looks good.  The begin/end lines delineate a block, and if you
use a background color, then the color goes all across the window, which I
think looks good and shows the structure better.

Carsten


> Thanks.
>

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