Re: char-table-extra-slot display bug

[Kim F. Storm]

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


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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