From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: compilation-highlight-duration Date: 04 May 2004 19:20:19 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <20040503.071327.124836670.Takaaki.Ota@am.sony.com> <20040504.075437.207586641.Takaaki.Ota@am.sony.com> <87ad0o85dd.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1083699351 27249 80.91.224.253 (4 May 2004 19:35:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 19:35:51 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, Tak Ota , rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Tue May 04 21:35:40 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BL5hc-00017p-00 for ; Tue, 04 May 2004 21:35:40 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BL5hb-0008S6-00 for ; Tue, 04 May 2004 21:35:40 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BL5Wh-0005DO-5X for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Tue, 04 May 2004 15:24:23 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BL5VT-0004uQ-Ux for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 May 2004 15:23:07 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BL5TT-0004Td-8p for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 04 May 2004 15:21:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.41.46.236] (helo=pfepb.post.tele.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BL5TS-0004TS-Tr; Tue, 04 May 2004 15:21:03 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk (0x503e2644.bynxx3.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.62.38.68]) by pfepb.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 8EB735EE0D6; Tue, 4 May 2004 21:21:01 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: Juri Linkov In-Reply-To: <87ad0o85dd.fsf@mail.jurta.org> Original-Lines: 28 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:22732 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:22732 Juri Linkov writes: > Flashing the matching lines is very distracting. After all, you hit a command C-x ` and get feedback on where that error/match is -- I don't see how that is distracting. > And even though > there is a variable `compilation-highlight-regexp' to disable the > highlighting, when it is disabled, there is no indication at all. That's how it used to be -- the highlight is an improvement IMO. > > So I think a better indication method is needed. For example, > the same methods of the compilation buffer could be used: aligning > the source file window on specified context lines (though this is > not good for source buffers), or setting the fringe arrow. I don't think these options are any better -- > > Another good indication method is persistent (i.e. non-flashing!) > overlays highlighted with a special face on matching lines in > compilation output buffer and source code buffer. IMO it would be a lot more distracting if the highlight persisted (when should it go away?).