Re: `mouse-face' under XEmacs

[steve@miranova.com (Steven L. Baur)]

>>>>> "Lars" == Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no> writes:
    >> if the highlighting went to the window edge, or if it didn't
    >> diddle the background color, then it would look ok.

    Lars> Yes, I guess...  Can one do that under XEmacs?

The way I read the documention suggests that the text be blank padded
on the right to achieve that effect.

    Lars> Speaking of `mouse-face', you can now do this:

    Lars> (setq gnus-summary-line-format "%3(%U%R%z%I%)%(%[%4L:
    Lars> %-20,20n%]%) %2(%s%)\n") (setq gnus-mouse-face-2 'bold)
    Lars> (setq gnus-mouse-face-3 'italic)

    Lars> Then the Subject will magically become bold when you put the
    Lars> mouse cursor on that part of the text.  How... useless!  I
    Lars> love it!  :-)

    Lars> (This won't work under XEmacs, of course.)

Actually, I think it could be made to work, but not without some
fancy, low win (IMHO) code: set the highlight property, set additional
(unique) properties per field, install mouse tracking code, and call
the extent highlight routines directly with suitable adjustment to the
highlight face.

Do the different highlights imply that something different is done
when either is clicked on?  That might have a use ...

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