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Re: Overlay after-string with cursor (Stefan Monnier)
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Overlay after-string with cursor (Stefan Monnier) |
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Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:25:36 -0400 |
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> Do I have to re-bind the key map of the overlay so it would accept the
> arrow keys and change the 'cursor property accordingly?
Something like that, most likely, yes.
> more spaces it is harder to navigate inside the files diff. Using the
> arrow keys makes the navigation easier. currently I have synchronized
> both buffers (side A and side B, C and ancestor) to received the arrow
> keys presses on the "ediff help buffer" (I have created a new
Then you can set/change the `cursor` property as part of the synchronization.
The main problem you'll have is that he overlay's after-string will
never be displayed such that only the "second half" is visible, so if
it spans many lines scrolling will "jump" over those many lines.
Stefan