(hl-line-highlight): Check hl-line-mode.

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/hl-line.el b/lisp/hl-line.el
index 641f1fc931e..a3d66135c44 100644
--- a/lisp/hl-line.el
+++ b/lisp/hl-line.el
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 ;; `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
@@ -63,13 +66,14 @@
 (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           ; 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))))))
 
 (defun hl-line-unhighlight ()
   "Deactivate the Hl-Line overlay on the current line in the current window."