From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Point position in minibuffer-message Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:05 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1208180587 1724 80.91.229.12 (14 Apr 2008 13:43:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:43:07 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 14 15:43:44 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JlOxR-0007Vh-4j for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:42:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JlOwm-0006kY-UW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JlOwj-0006i8-6N for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:09 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JlOwi-0006ge-E2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:08 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JlOwi-0006gL-8D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:08 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182] helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JlOwi-0007lr-17 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:08 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAAb8AkhMCqsI/2dsb2JhbACBXqg9 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,655,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="18472566" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 14 Apr 2008 09:42:06 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([76.10.171.8]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id URE05606; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:06 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id CAD3A8A41; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:42:05 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: ("Johan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bockg=1FFFFFFFrd=22's?= message of "Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:17:09 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:95177 Archived-At: >> That's a good point. I think the bug is in the C code that places the >> cursor (since the overlay is all setup with advancing markers). But >> maybe fixing the cursor code is difficult. >> >> The use of an overlay with after-string was chosen so as to avoid >> other minor problems, but this one might be more important, > You can use the `cursor' property Indeed, thanks. Stefan