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Format: 21-min talk; Q&A: BigBlueButton conference room
Etherpad:
Discuss on IRC: [#emacsconf-dev](https://chat.emacsconf.org/?join=emacsconf,emacsconf-dev)
Status: Q&A finished, IRC and pad will be archived on this page
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00:00.000 Introduction
00:33.560 Overlays and what they can do
02:02.500 Simple overlay example - creating an overlay
02:35.700 Adding properties
03:10.940 Deleting an overlay
03:24.660 Setting fonts the right way
03:59.540 More properties
04:12.580 Visibility
04:49.780 Adding text
05:27.820 Custom properties
05:45.380 Notes on properties
06:36.100 Improving C++ compiler output
08:17.680 The problem with C++ error messages
08:30.240 Many standard class templates have defalut arguments
08:47.520 Some types are aliases for longer things, too
09:20.960 Reporting type information accurately means long lines
10:18.240 Emacs can help - Treat C++ type names as just another kind of balanced expression
11:49.320 Add overlays to improve readability
12:22.400 Create a minor mode that runs during compilation
12:59.500 Parsing types as balanced expressions
14:16.100 Indent and fill with overlays - Use ancient "pretty printing" algorithms"
14:52.260 Overlays can mimic line breaks and indentation
15:14.520 Hiding details - Marking depths with overlays
17:12.660 Hiding to a target depth
18:04.900 Demo
20:10.220 Conclusion
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