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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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Subject: Re: Does face support underline other than a straight line?
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> From: Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:03:36 +0800
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > I found in other editors something like this:
> >
> > ie they support wave underline. I am curious whether emacs can do this
> > too?
> 
> I think implementing this would be a pain in the butt, since underlining
> is currently done with primitive X calls.

What would be a less painful way of implementing the "wave"
underlining?