RE: [External] : Re: [PATCH] lisp/bookmark.el: make bookmark-fontify nil by default

[Drew Adams]

> It does seem to be an unexpectedly (to me, at least) controversial
> change, so perhaps it should be tweaked.  For instance, using fringe
> markers (on frames that support that) instead of highlighting the
> entire line, or something else that isn't that stark.

No such highlighting by default, please.
No fringe marks; nada.

And bookmark-location highlighting should be _much_
more user-configurable, IMO: where shown, when
shown, how shown, for what kinds of bookmarks, etc.

See the bug thread for much more about this.