[debbugs-tracker] bug#23859: closed (25.1.50; Inconsistent behavior of (format "%_width_s" string-has-text-property))

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has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #23859,
regarding 25.1.50; Inconsistent behavior of (format "%_width_s" 
string-has-text-property)
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> 25.1.50; Inconsistent behavior of (format "%_width_s" string-has-text-property)
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> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 12:32:57 +0800
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> ;; 24.5
> (format "%4s" (propertize "hi" 'face 'bold))
>     ⇒ #("  hi" 2 4 (face bold))
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> ;; master
> (format "%4s" (propertize "hi" 'face 'bold))
>     ⇒ #("  hi" 0 2 (face bold))
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> is the new behavior wanted? I have code relying on the old behavior.
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> In GNU Emacs 25.1.50.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin15.5.0, NS appkit-1404.47 Version 
> 10.11.5 (Build 15F34))
>  of 2016-06-25 built on MBA.lan
> Repository revision: a985d2b09bb88f31b27b02c3131cb34c5879d767
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> Re: bug#23859: 25.1.50; Inconsistent behavior of (format "%_width_s" string-has-text-property)
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> Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:37:51 +0300
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> > From: Chunyang Xu <address@hidden>
> > Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:28:46 +0800
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> > > (format "%4s" (propertize "hi" 'face 'bold))
> > >     ⇒ #("  hi" 0 4 (face bold))
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> > > If this still breaks your code, I'm sorry, but you will have to adapt.
> > > The old behavior was buggy and inconsistent (see bug#23730), and the
> > > only way to make the behavior consistent and easily predictable was to
> > > copy the properties onto the entire text produced from a given
> > > argument, including any padding.  Which is what should be expected to
> > > happen on master now.
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> > Thanks. It works as you described. My code now works as usual without
> > any changes, since white spaces (with the text properties I want)
> > still remains invisible.
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> Great, closing.
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> Thanks for reporting the bug.
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