Re: char-table-extra-slot display bug

[Daniel Pfeiffer]

Saluton,

address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) skribis:

> I have just installed a fix for this problem.  Please test it.

The fix seems to solve the problem I reported -- thank you!

However, whether I put a face on the special glyph or not (emacs -q), there is
a new problem: When the cursor is on such a glyph in the first column of a
continuation line, it is not displayed.

> address@hidden (Daniel Pfeiffer) writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I do
> >
> > (setq standard-display-table (make-display-table))
> > (set-char-table-extra-slot standard-display-table 3
> >                        (+ (lsh (face-id 'secondary-selection) 19) ?^))
> >
> > to make ^ in control characters stand out.  (I've also got \, ..., sticky
> > space and soft hyphen that way, with the same effect.)
> >
> > If a line gets wrapped, such that the special character is the first on
> > the continuation line, the rest of the visible buffer part will be in
> > secondary-selection.
> >
> > If there are more special characters further down, this face will go on
> > and off for "random" (i.e. not understood) stretches.  They vary when I
> > edit in between.
> >
> > Apart from this diplay bug, I find this feature so useful, it should be on
> > by default with a dedicated face.  Otherwise it's so obscure, few people
> > will find out about it.

coralament / best Grötens / liebe Grüße / best regards / elkorajn salutojn
Daniel Pfeiffer

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