Re: Display problems with `before-string' in overlay

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Juanma Barranquero wrote:
> On 4/16/07, Lennart Borgman (gmail) <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > I really did not say so of course. I suggested reading my arguments.
>
> I did. I've read this thread in full. I know nothing about the
> redisplay code (I've taken a few looks at it and that's all), but
> AFAIK you're not very knowledgeable about it either. OTOH, it seems
> that people who really knows it inside and out is unconvinced that
> changing it now is safe. Excuse me if I trust their opinion.

Ok, that is fine, but see below.

> > Is not that a better level of discussion?
>
> I'd suggest as a better level of discussion if you presupposed that
> people who disagrees with your arguments *perhaps* does so for reasons
> other than "not having read them"...

Ok, sorry.

Then what arguments are actually convincing to you? For sure I found it 
troublesome to change that code now. There is however no other way to 
fix the bug.

I know that both Kim and Chong hesitate to do the changes now. My 
argument is not that I do not trust them. I try to look at the actual 
changes and estimate the chances that it can go wrong. Then I try to get 
their feedback on this because I know that they know the code better 
from both a present and a historical point of view. Chong has given 
concrete feedback to the list to the fix I sent. Kim has not done so yet 
and I do not know if he will give feedback on that level.

You are of course free to take any standpoint you want, but I think it 
would be nice and useful if you tried to keep it on the level I suggest 
above. If you just want to say that you do not want that change to be 
made now that is also ok.