From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22762: 25.1.50; Enhancement/Feature Request: window-local `overlay_arrow_variable_list` Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:59:45 +0200 Message-ID: <83ziuslor2.fsf@gnu.org> References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1456157163 3903 80.91.229.3 (22 Feb 2016 16:06:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:06:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22762@debbugs.gnu.org To: Keith David Bershatsky Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 22 17:05:54 2016 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 1aXszh-0006L6-DZ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:05:53 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49772 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aXszg-0001qP-Tj for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:05:52 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41295) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aXsv4-0002TT-2K for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:01:11 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aXsv0-0001ye-TC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:01:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:41107) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aXsv0-0001yZ-Ps for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:01:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aXsv0-0005qO-Jv for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:01:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:01:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22762 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22762-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22762.145615680522334 (code B ref 22762); Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:01:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22762) by debbugs.gnu.org; 22 Feb 2016 16:00:05 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38230 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aXsu4-0005nm-Tm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:00:05 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:49572) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aXsu2-0005mR-J0 for 22762@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:00:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aXstu-0001AK-Ab for 22762@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:59:57 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:38440) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aXstu-0001AG-7C; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:59:54 -0500 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:1183 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1aXstt-00085M-J4; Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:59:53 -0500 In-reply-to: (message from Keith David Bershatsky on Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:49:48 -0800) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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:113454 Archived-At: > Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:49:48 -0800 > From: Keith David Bershatsky > > As an enhancement/feature request, perhaps the Emacs team would consider adding support for window-local `overlay_arrow_variable_list` similar to placing a 'window property on a regular overlay. > > It is visually confusing to see the same buffer displayed in more than one window because the NON-selected window displays a moving fringe cursor indicator, which does not coincide with where the cursor is in that particular window. When switching to the other window, the fringe indicator jumps to the correct location where the cursor is. I'm not sure I understand the use case. Could you please describe a sequence of steps that lead to the confusing display?