From: Colin Walters <walters@gnu.org>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 06:05:39 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (describe-char-after): Order display of text properties by the size of
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(describe-char-after): Order display of text properties by the size of
their value, for clarity.
---

diff --git a/lisp/international/mule-diag.el b/lisp/international/mule-diag.el
index 3ed7a501030..055da29a83e 100644
--- a/lisp/international/mule-diag.el
+++ b/lisp/international/mule-diag.el
@@ -659,11 +659,21 @@ which font is being used for displaying the character."
 		    ").\n"
 		    "See the variable `reference-point-alist' for "
 		    "the meaning of the rule.\n")))
-	(if props
-	    (insert "\nText properties\n"))
-	(while props
-	  (insert (format "  %s: %s" (car props) (cadr props)))
-	  (setq props (cddr props)))
+	(when props
+	  (insert "\nText properties\n"))
+	;; List the text properties, sorted by the size of the printed
+	;; representation of their value.  This makes it easier to
+	;; read.
+	(dolist (elt (sort (let ((ret nil))
+			     (while props
+			       (push (cons (pop props)
+					   (prin1-to-string (pop props)))
+				     ret))
+			     ret)
+			   (lambda (a b)
+			     (< (length (cdr a))
+				(length (cdr b))))))
+	  (insert (format "  %s: %s\n" (car elt) (cdr elt))))
 	))))