Re: Cursor positioning with `after-string' overlays

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:21:09 -0400
> Cc: address@hidden
> 
> >> But I do not object at all to your general argument "I think this kind
> >> of problems should be fixed, not worked around with the `cursor'
> >> property".  I seem to remember making the same observation, then jumping
> >> to the C code, and finally deciding "too hard for me, I'll live with the
> >> workaround for now".  So if you can fix it, that would be great.
> > I'd need to see the requirements first.
> 
> Just that it places the cursor on the "before" or "after" position of
> (after|before|display)-strings depending on the
> stickiness/insertion-type of the corresponding overlay/text-property.

Hmm... this could be possible.  But can you first specify, for each
combination of (after|before|display)-strings and the insertion-type
of the overlay's start and end, where would you want the cursor?  I
don't have enough experience using these features to be sure I can
decide this myself.