Feature: multiple persistent eval overlays #3149
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This adds a third option
'changetocider-eval-result-duration, which persists eval overlays until there is a change to the buffer, allowing for easy comparisons between different forms.A quick demo:

Note: This is how Calva behaves, see the demo at https://calva.io/try-first/
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