From e0bac17bbc51fc53d3555011b540b775942961d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 14:17:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention face quirks after the final line in the lispref manual * doc/lispref/display.texi (Face Attributes): Mention the quirks about point after the final line (bug#56011). --- doc/lispref/display.texi | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi index 1147ba112a6..404cf1b247a 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/display.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi @@ -2593,6 +2593,13 @@ doesn't specify an explicit value for a face, the value from the original face definition by @code{defface} is inherited (@pxref{Defining Faces}). +Some modes, like @code{hl-line-mode}, use a face with an +@code{:extend} property to mark the entire current line. Note, +however, that Emacs will always allow you to move point after the +final character in a buffer, and if the buffer ends with a newline +character, point can be placed on what is seemingly a line at the end +of the buffer---but Emacs can't highlight that ``line'', because it +doesn't really exist. @end table @defun font-family-list &optional frame -- 2.39.2