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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
To: Enrico Flor <enrico@eflor.net>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Cannot set invisible text property
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:05:08 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fsptoxrf.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pmp41nx1.fsf@eflor.net>

Enrico Flor <enrico@eflor.net> writes:

> In a minor mode I wrote for myself, I use add-text-properties to make
> certain things invisible.  This does not work in org-mode, and I don't
> understand why.  For instance, the following has no effect in when the
> buffer is in org-mode (and only when it's in org mode):
>
>     (add-text-properties 1 3 '(invisible t))

This is because Org makes use of invisible text property during
fontification. You should either apply invisibility in Org through
font-lock, or do it temporarily until next re-fontification via
(with-silent-modifications (add-text-properties 1 3 '(invisible t)))

Best,
Ihor


  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-01-12 15:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-01-06 22:48 Cannot set invisible text property Enrico Flor
2022-01-07 22:26 ` John Kitchin
2022-01-12 14:05 ` Ihor Radchenko [this message]
2022-01-12 15:10   ` Enrico Flor

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