Re: Suggestion for hl-line.el

[Stefan Monnier]

> Suppose one has two buffers visible: one buffer in a non-selected
> window and some sort of summary of this buffer in the selected window.
> hl-line-mode can now be used to highlight the current line in the
> summary buffer.  However if the window of the other buffer becomes
> selected, the line in the summary buffer is no longer highlighted.  I
> would like it to stay highlighted.
> 
> In order to accomplish this, a second pair of minor modes ("sticky"

I think it makes more sense to add a hl-line-sticky variable.
Better yet: make the buffer-local mode sticky, but the global mode
non-sticky.


        Stefan