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Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers
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Nick Roberts |
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Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers |
Date: |
Sun, 8 May 2005 17:49:11 +1200 |
> > I said that the condition (if (display-graphic-p)... was unnecessary and
> > unrequired. On a graphical display, when there is a left hand fringe
> > overlay-arrow-string isn't used and when there isn't one, you presumably
> > want overlay-arrow-string to be "=>".
>
> Let me be sure I understand you: the above says that sometimes (e.g.,
> when there's no left fringe), we _do_ want overlay-arrow-string to be
> "=>" on a graphical display, right? If so, why do you still say that
> testing for display-graphic-p is unnecessary?
Sorry, I meant "and when there isn't one, you presumably want
overlay-arrow-string to be "" i.e a graphical display without a left fringe
should work like a text terminal.
> > Richard installed a different change to simple.el.
> >
> > (put 'next-error-overlay-arrow-position 'overlay-arrow-string "")
> >
> > but this is a *different* arrow that displays in the *source* buffer.
> >
> > I think this change is wrong.
>
> Which change is wrong--Richard's or mine?
Richard's. I think you're changing the behaviour of the right arrow i.e
the local variable, overlay-arrow-position, which is the one used in the
*compilation* buffer.
Nick
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Juri Linkov, 2005/05/09
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, David Kastrup, 2005/05/10
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Nick Roberts, 2005/05/12
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Richard Stallman, 2005/05/12
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Juri Linkov, 2005/05/13
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/05/13
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Nick Roberts, 2005/05/13
- Re: Overlay arrow in *compilation* and *grep* buffers, Eli Zaretskii, 2005/05/13