[RFC][PATCH] emacs: Use text properties rather than overlays in various places.

2012-01-06 Thread David Edmondson
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:58:31 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins wrote: > On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:31:31 +, David Edmondson wrote: > > Probably just for aficionados at the moment... > > Actually, I think that all the rest of these comments should be included > in the log. There's useful discussion h

Re: [RFC][PATCH] emacs: Use text properties rather than overlays in various places.

2012-01-06 Thread David Edmondson
On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:58:31 -0800, Jameson Graef Rollins wrote: > On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:31:31 +, David Edmondson wrote: > > Probably just for aficionados at the moment... > > Actually, I think that all the rest of these comments should be included > in the log. There's useful discussion

Re: [RFC][PATCH] emacs: Use text properties rather than overlays in various places.

2012-01-06 Thread Jameson Graef Rollins
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:31:31 +, David Edmondson wrote: > Probably just for aficionados at the moment... Actually, I think that all the rest of these comments should be included in the log. There's useful discussion here. > Given that clashes between overlays and text properties are a proble

[RFC][PATCH] emacs: Use text properties rather than overlays in various places.

2012-01-06 Thread Jameson Graef Rollins
On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:31:31 +, David Edmondson wrote: > Probably just for aficionados at the moment... Actually, I think that all the rest of these comments should be included in the log. There's useful discussion here. > Given that clashes between overlays and text properties are a proble

[RFC][PATCH] emacs: Use text properties rather than overlays in various places.

2011-12-28 Thread David Edmondson
Except for where invisibility is involved, replace the use of overlays with text properties, which are considerably more efficient. --- Probably just for aficionados at the moment... Given that clashes between overlays and text properties are a problem and overlays are considered expensive, switc

[RFC][PATCH] emacs: Use text properties rather than overlays in various places.

2011-12-28 Thread David Edmondson
Except for where invisibility is involved, replace the use of overlays with text properties, which are considerably more efficient. --- Probably just for aficionados at the moment... Given that clashes between overlays and text properties are a problem and overlays are considered expensive, switc