From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Emacs Devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Retrieve front-advance from make-overlay
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:23:14 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv4pqtkrto.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45AA9AEC.1050800@gmail.com> (Lennart Borgman's message of "Sun\, 14 Jan 2007 22\:04\:44 +0100")
> Is it possible to retrieve from an overlay the parameters front-advance and
> rear-advance that was given to make-overlay?
> Without that it is not possible to make a new copy of an overlay AFAICS.
The source code of `copy-overlay' answers this question.
Stefan
PS: The comment says "easily" because you can of course insert+remove a char
to check whether the position of the overlay's boundary stays "in front"
or not.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-01-15 1:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-01-14 21:04 Retrieve front-advance from make-overlay Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-01-15 1:23 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2007-01-15 1:29 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-01-15 7:20 ` David Kastrup
2007-01-15 9:18 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-01-15 9:59 ` David Kastrup
2007-01-15 15:39 ` Stefan Monnier
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2007-01-17 17:19 Stuart D. Herring
2007-01-17 18:57 ` Stefan Monnier
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