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bug#9663: 23.2; feature wish: put priority on vcursor overlay
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#9663: 23.2; feature wish: put priority on vcursor overlay |
Date: |
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:14:05 +0300 |
> From: Hendrik Tews <tews@os.inf.tu-dresden.de>
> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:25:46 +0200
> Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
> larsi@gnus.org,
> kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com,
> 9663@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > Could you explain why using a non-deprecated feature (priorities
> > of overlays) is a bug?
>
> It isn't.
>
> I still don't understand why you suggest this is a bug in Proof
> General?
But I just said it was NOT a bug, not in Proof General, not anywhere.
> However, if, as you say, vcursor should always be visible,
> why not make its default priority most-positive-fixnum?
>
> I agree, most-positive-fixnum would be a reasonable choice.
> However, some day there might be a package with an overly that
> should hide the vcursor.
We can bother about that when that day comes, if it ever does.
> A large but not maximal number might be a better choice.
Any other value is arbitrary, and I don't like arbitrary values.
But since it sounds like I'm the only one, I will have to live with
that.