From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Barry OReilly Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#15899: 24.3.50; regression: `region' overlay is lower priority than default Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:53:04 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20137354-f982-4314-9c09-21a5fbc36557@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0139faa82bda4304eb3a084e X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1384534456 5034 80.91.229.3 (15 Nov 2013 16:54:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:54:16 +0000 (UTC) To: 15899@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 15 17:54:20 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 1VhMey-0002gj-5c for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:54:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:32833 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMex-0002eV-Mf for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:54:19 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38960) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMen-0002OC-Cx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:54:15 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMeh-000757-3v for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:54:09 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42125) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMeh-000753-0U for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:54:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMeg-0000gU-Cx for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:54:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <20137354-f982-4314-9c09-21a5fbc36557@default> Resent-From: Barry OReilly Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:54:02 +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=B15899.13845343932564 (code B ref 15899); Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:54:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 15899) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Nov 2013 16:53:13 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56144 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMds-0000fH-DZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:53:12 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ob0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169]:39229) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1VhMdq-0000f4-I0 for 15899@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:53:10 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ob0-f169.google.com with SMTP id wn1so4148469obc.0 for <15899@debbugs.gnu.org>; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:53:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=6rY9jis3OZ2BDDZO2dd2OPyuP6vE57GKKo4wA58XhTQ=; b=gV1XIU7NmVHKWfirFPguK6HXm6pWmhpvHNjOIWCa91ZGqTl1iuPVDdABF24UhM+BDb X0VJ/w0YaftF7anSlVeYCLBxwWcuqeOXaqiquxT09dHlkPJU/8pJID9ymAWkQlGn2oQi lo53U1zkhgk6GTXuVTawIi5w9jJfDNaqYnA3vCoRB2ewuFduQUZ2KfGY/8bywv7KDBri kjjWW8JGG6v3tn8OENDOmgeG90l6vbupSi4QwxJ2oavg1rUl1pIkpW9uuj1kyhNyzV3m gCj4EEYPrKj9D6lKuU4BkBT3ybJ4DCpqguZ5e0FawLYSB6lGwFjLD+czg9pWDLJWHV0P p2mg== X-Received: by 10.60.58.166 with SMTP id s6mr7884886oeq.40.1384534384563; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:53:04 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.76.156.103 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:53:04 -0800 (PST) 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:80607 Archived-At: --089e0139faa82bda4304eb3a084e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I agree having the region overlay at lowered priority is undesirable. I think most other overlays are longer lived, and during the shorter periods I use the region, it's the one I'm most interested in seeing. > Isn't it confusing that the region highlighting is non-contiguous > when an overlay is in its middle? Actually, it's worse when the other overlay is at either end of the active region, because then I can't tell for sure where the region began or ended unless I happen to remember. --089e0139faa82bda4304eb3a084e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I agree having the region overlay at lowered priority is u= ndesirable.
I think most other overlays are longer lived, and during the= shorter
periods I use the region, it's the one I'm most interes= ted in seeing.

> Isn't it confusing that the region highlighting is non-contigu= ous
> when an overlay is in its middle?

Actually, it's wor= se when the other overlay is at either end of the
active region, because= then I can't tell for sure where the region
began or ended unless I happen to remember.

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