;; `hl-line-highlight', on `post-command-hook', activates it again
;; across the window width.
+;; You could make variable `hl-line-mode' buffer-local to avoid
+;; highlighting specific buffers.
+
;;; Code:
(defgroup hl-line nil
- "Highliight the current line."
+ "Highlight the current line."
:version "21.1"
:group 'editing)
:group 'hl-line)
(defvar hl-line-overlay nil)
-(make-variable-buffer-local 'hl-line-overlay)
(defun hl-line-highlight ()
"Active the Hl-Line overlay on the current line in the current window.
\(Unless it's a minibuffer window.)"
- (unless (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window)) ; silly in minibuffer
- (unless hl-line-overlay ; new overlay for this buffer
- (setq hl-line-overlay (make-overlay 1 1)) ; to be moved
- (overlay-put hl-line-overlay 'face hl-line-face))
- (overlay-put hl-line-overlay 'window (selected-window))
- (move-overlay hl-line-overlay
- (line-beginning-position) (1+ (line-end-position)))))
+ (when hl-line-mode ; Could be made buffer-local.
+ (unless (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window)) ; silly in minibuffer
+ (unless hl-line-overlay
+ (setq hl-line-overlay (make-overlay 1 1)) ; to be moved
+ (overlay-put hl-line-overlay 'face hl-line-face))
+ (overlay-put hl-line-overlay 'window (selected-window))
+ (move-overlay hl-line-overlay
+ (line-beginning-position) (1+ (line-end-position))
+ (current-buffer)))))
(defun hl-line-unhighlight ()
"Deactivate the Hl-Line overlay on the current line in the current window."
With ARG, turn Hl-Line mode on if ARG is positive, off otherwise.
Uses functions `hl-line-unhighlight' and `hl-line-highlight' on
`pre-command-hook' and `post-command-hook'."
- nil nil nil :global t
-
+ :global t
(if hl-line-mode
(progn
(add-hook 'pre-command-hook #'hl-line-unhighlight)