Re: Diffs between %s and %s end here

[David Kastrup]

Dan Nicolaescu <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>
>   > Maybe we should put informational messages like that as an
>   > (evaporating) afterstring overlay on the final LF character?  That
>   > way they would not be copied anywhere.
>
> That sounds good, as long as M-w and insert-buffer don't copy that
> string.

Huh?  Overlays are not a part of the buffer text.

> But the main question remains: is it worth doing it? We already have
> the mode-line notification, does adding another type provide a
> significant benefit for the user?

Its relevance is after the compilation text, so it is a natural place to
look for it.

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