Re: invisible

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>> The rear-nonsticky change proposed above will just make both ends
>> non-sticky so the point-adjustment will not have a preference and will
>> sometimes choose one sometimes the other.

> I agree that would be bad.  Is that the way it behaves now when I set
> the rear-nonsticky property?

Yes.

>> In general facemenu-set-invisible can't know whether the user will want
>> to insert text "precisely at the beginning of the visible text" or
>> "precisely at the end of the visible text".

> In general you're right.  I was referring to the effect immediately
> after executing that command.

I see.

>> This said, I think you're right: the rear-nonsticky property would be
>> beneficial for the case where the invisible text is shown as an
>> ellipsis, in which case the user can indeed choose where she inserts
>> the text.

> That would be fine.

Maybe you want to post this suggestion in a new thread.


        Stefan