From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: michael_heerdegen@web.de, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 18367@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18367: 24.4.50; [PATCH] Text property `font-lock-ignore', to protect from font-lock
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:14:31 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ad4971ea-c5ea-44b4-a2f5-0400f3626a93@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87iok5t5ud.fsf@web.de>
> > > Bug or missing feature: Prevent font-lock from changing text
> > > properties on text that has property `font-lock-ignore'. See
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2014-
> > > 08/msg00540.html
> >
> > Could you add a short explanation for why font-lock-face is
> > not sufficient?
>
> I'm not sure about that question. But I see a problem in cases
> where packages use the 'face property without using font-lock...
> and other packages come and invoke font-lock in such a buffer....
> In such a case, all the fontification with 'face is erased.
>
> I guess it is an error to use 'face in any buffer that could become
> subject to font-locking caused by some mode or package. If that's
> the case - if it is recommended to use font-lock-face in all these
> situations, we should say in the manual that 'face is dangerous to
> use in such situations: (info "(elisp) Special Properties")
It should not be "an error" to use `face' in a font-locked buffer.
That's precisely the problem, IMO: Font-lock has taken over property
`face'. That's not right. It does not (should not) own `face'.
There should at least be a simple way to say "Hands off this
occurrence of `face'!"
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-09-30 17:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-30 20:12 bug#18367: 24.4.50; [PATCH] Text property `font-lock-ignore', to protect from font-lock Drew Adams
2014-08-31 12:47 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-08-31 15:30 ` Drew Adams
2014-08-31 20:08 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-08-31 20:56 ` Drew Adams
2014-09-01 18:45 ` Wolfgang Jenkner
2014-09-01 19:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-09-01 19:43 ` Wolfgang Jenkner
2014-09-01 20:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2014-09-30 16:45 ` Michael Heerdegen
2014-09-30 17:14 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2015-06-20 16:58 ` Drew Adams
2016-04-30 13:44 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2016-04-30 16:32 ` Drew Adams
2016-04-30 14:28 ` Stefan Monnier
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