- ;; `display' could be better (http://debbugs.gnu.org/18285), but it
- ;; doesn't work when the overlay is empty, which is what happens at eob.
- ;; It also seems to interact badly with `cursor'.
- ;; We deal with priorities by having the overlay start before the newline.
- (overlay-put ov 'after-string disp)
- (overlay-put ov 'invisible t)
+ ;; `display' is better
+ ;; (http://debbugs.gnu.org/18285, http://debbugs.gnu.org/20847),
+ ;; but it doesn't work on 0-length overlays.
+ (if (< (overlay-start ov) (overlay-end ov))
+ (overlay-put ov 'display disp)
+ (overlay-put ov 'after-string disp)
+ (overlay-put ov 'invisible t))