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bug#16668: 24.3; Feature Request: Face to indicate lines displayed in wi
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#16668: 24.3; Feature Request: Face to indicate lines displayed in window that are not part of the buffer. |
Date: |
Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:40:20 +0200 |
> From: Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 09:33:15 -0500
>
> I'd like some visual indication of where the contents of the buffer
> ends. I've always thought it would be nice to have a different color
> for the space beneath the buffer in the window.
>
> So if I have a buffer with
>
> ```
> this is the last line of text in the file
>
>
> ``` note the 2 blank lines at the bottom of the file
>
> displayed in a window that looks like
>
> ```
> snth
> satoe
> this is the last line of text in the file
>
>
>
>
> ``` Note the 2 extra blank lines
>
> I'd like:
>
> ```
> Normal Faces
> Normal Faces
> Normal Faces
> Normal Faces
> Normal Faces
> Face indicating not part of buffer
> Face indicating not part of buffer
> ```
>
> Or something similar.
A great introductory exercise for anyone who would like to gain
experience in hacking the Emacs display engine. Volunteers are most
welcome.