Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> What I liked about the 'display approach is that it didn't seem to
>> require changes in the describe-* commands to work...
>
> That is a good point, and it would make C-h v make work automatically.
> But 'display properties are kinda awkward -- for one, the cursor moves
> over them in a single skip, so they're a bit confusing in that respect.

Yes, that's true.  So...perhaps it's better to just ditch that idea.