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bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text |
Date: |
Fri, 06 May 2022 13:47:28 +0300 |
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>, carlosjosepita@gmail.com,
> 18793@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 12:26:23 +0200
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > AFAIU, that's a feature: we are trying to indicate the existence of
> > the selection, even though its width is zero. Type "M-x
> > describe-text-properties RET" at the first character. The indication
> > must take up some space on display, so it moves the following text to
> > the right.
>
> Yes. Various things were suggested in the bug report, like a new
> facility to draw a vertical line through a character, for instance, to
> allow indicating stuff like this without the (very slightly) disturbing
> horizontal shift. I think that sounds like a good idea
I'm not sure: how would such a vertical line indicate that it's
region? And how will it be visible, given that the cursor is
displayed on that same character? Or maybe I don't understand what
you mean by "a vertical line through a character"?
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/05
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/05
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Drew Adams, 2022/05/05
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text,
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- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/06
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/07
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2022/05/07
- bug#18793: 24.4; zero width rectangular selection displaces text, Eli Zaretskii, 2022/05/07