Re: Show Paren mode: New prelude style

[Alain Schneble]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

>> From: Alain Schneble <address@hidden>
>> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:27:59 +0200
>> 
>> Below you will find a patch to extend show-paren-mode with a new
>> `prelude' style.  It's an extension of `parenthesis' style.  If the
>> matching opening paren is not visible, it will show the line of text
>> containing it as an overlay on the window's start line.
>
> Any reasons for lack of symmetry with the closing paren?

It's just because I thought the opposite is much less useful, as there
is probably less entropy in the lines containing the closing parens.  I
might be wrong though.

Symmetry for sure is a valid point and I will extend it if you think
it's worth it.

Alain