Re: [RFA] Console based mouse face highlighting.

[Nick Roberts]

 > > Well it means changes to write_glyphs and rif->write_glyphs in a dozen or
 > > so places in dispnew.c, and a change to x_write_glyph in xdisp.c at least
 > > (and perhaps w32con_write_glyphs).  If you're comfortable with those
 > > changes and still think it's the right approach, I'll do that.
 > 
 > I suggested an alternative a few days ago: to add a new function, say,
 > write_mouse_highlighted_glyphs, which does the same as write_glyphs,
 > but uses the mouse face.  You could then call this function in the
 > only place where you now need write_glyphs to use the mouse face.
 > Would this solve the problem without any unnecessary overhead?

That's another possibility, but it results in duplication of code (write_glyphs
is about 80 lines long) which adds to the burden of maintenance.

I think each approach has pros and cons; it's just a matter of choosing one.

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob