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

[Chong Yidong]

address@hidden (Kim F. Storm) writes:

> Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>     Does drawing cursor in the wrong position on multi-line before-strings
>>     cause "real trouble"?
>>
>> Yes.  Whenever the cursor is in the wrong position, that is real trouble.
>>
>>       Is the display of multi-line before-strings an
>>     "important feature"?
>>
>> before-strings is an important feature.  It is true that multi-line
>> before-strings are not often used.  But we should make such a feature
>> work correctly in all cases, not just most cases.
>
> Chong,
>
> I suggest you install the patch (the one you feel most comfortable
> about), make a new pretest, and let's get on with the release.

I did that.