Re: Question about display engine

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 05:37:33 +0200
> From: Ergus <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> Hi Eli:
> 
> Could you answer please the questions about the modifications in other
> functions (face_at_string and so on)?

Sorry, I probably lost context, because I cannot figure out which
questions are those.  Could you please repeat them?

> And could you tell me which are the faces that are supposed to be
> :extend t by default.

I think 'default', 'region', and 'hl-line'.

> I made a couple of changes in the interface to avoid passing the values
> by reference. And other small fixed in the branch. Please give a look
> and tell me what do you think.

Will do.

> It will be nice if you could tell me where in the manual I am supposed
> to documents this as this actually enables 2 different functionalities:
> 
> 1) Extend a face.
> 2) Change the region looking (whole screen width or "fixed to text" as a
> side effect).
> 
> And fixes the issues with fill-column-indicator in org and the other
> issue that martin indicated.

I think the right place is in "Face Attributes".

> So after that; your comments and the documentations I think I will
> rename the branch to a feature one in order to suggest people to test it
> your recommended two weeks.

I don't see a reason for renaming the branch, you could leave it as
is.

Thanks.