From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Display problems with `before-string' in overlay Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:28:44 -0400 Message-ID: <87vefxu2xv.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <461C10A0.1010309@gmail.com> <87y7kyvm6a.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <461D49A2.5070803@gmail.com> <461DCB05.7090204@gmail.com> <87r6qof8ln.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1176647358 14890 80.91.229.12 (15 Apr 2007 14:29:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:29:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 15 16:29:11 2007 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 1Hd5j4-0000QH-Gp for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:29:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hd5nZ-0003fn-JB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:33:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hd5nW-0003bY-88 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:33:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hd5nV-0003bQ-NU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:33:45 -0400 Original-Received: from south-station-annex.mit.edu ([18.72.1.2]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hd5iz-0008U5-Vo; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:29:06 -0400 Original-Received: from grand-central-station.mit.edu (GRAND-CENTRAL-STATION.MIT.EDU [18.7.21.82]) by south-station-annex.mit.edu (8.13.6/8.9.2) with ESMTP id l3FET2S1010734; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:29:02 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from outgoing-legacy.mit.edu (OUTGOING-LEGACY.MIT.EDU [18.7.22.104]) by grand-central-station.mit.edu (8.13.6/8.9.2) with ESMTP id l3FESmpK011156; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:28:48 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from localhost (SYDNEYPACIFIC-SEVEN-FIFTY-SEVEN.MIT.EDU [18.95.7.246]) ) by outgoing-legacy.mit.edu (8.13.6/8.12.4) with ESMTP id l3FESjdd019480; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:28:47 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from cyd by localhost with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Hd5ie-0000j5-00; Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:28:44 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Sun\, 15 Apr 2007 09\:59\:22 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.97 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.42 X-Spam-Score: -2.599 X-detected-kernel: Solaris 9.1 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:69457 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > Most of your proposed change in xdisp.c is the addition of the OVERLAY > argument to `string_buffer_position'. That is harmless. > > It includes two substantial changes which could really alter Emacs's > behavior. I've included them below. > > Could you explain them more clearly, in a way that demonstrates > they are correct? You're looking at the wrong patch. I don't think string_buffer_position should be changed right now.