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changeset 94197:3ce489895028
(Overlay Properties): Clarify role of underlying textprop and overlay
keymaps for display strings.
| author | Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:38:00 +0000 |
| parents | 81e9585a4a3d |
| children | 5f9b227e3b2e |
| files | doc/lispref/display.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi Sun Apr 20 13:37:40 2008 +0000 +++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi Sun Apr 20 13:38:00 2008 +0000 @@ -1512,6 +1512,14 @@ property) rather than replacing it. @end table +The @code{local-map} and @code{keymap} properties do not affect a +string displayed by the @code{before-string}, @code{after-string}, or +@code{display} properties. This is only relevant for mouse clicks and +other mouse events that fall on the string, since point is never on +the string. To bind special mouse events for the string, assign it a +@code{local-map} or @code{keymap} text property. @xref{Special +Properties}. + @node Finding Overlays @subsection Searching for Overlays