Re: Better handling of window margins

[Stefan Monnier]

> If we want to be able to control the order, we will have to completely
> redesign how display in the margins works, because currently this is
> completely determined by the order we traverse the buffer text during
> redisplay, i.e. the 'margin' display property that is on buffer
> position displayed more to the left will be displayed before the one
> to its right.

Yes, and it's for this problem that I suggest we introduce a new Elisp
API to manage margin display properties (and make the API be
line-based).


        Stefan