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an Emacs presentation feature that alters the appearance of a buffer’s text on the screen, without changing the buffer content
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What are overlays for, and how do they differ from text properties?
The manual states:
You can use overlays to alter the appearance of a buffer's text on the
screen, for the sake of presentation features. … What is a concrete use of overlays? What do they offer that text properties don't? Can they be used to write text over text in a buffer, like a popup, info box, etc.? …
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