bug#2938: 23.0.91; elisp.info: auto-resize-tool-bars

bug#2938: 23.0.91; elisp.info: auto-resize-tool-bars

[Stephen Eglen]

In the elisp.info, there is reference to the variable:

 -- Variable: auto-resize-tool-bar
     If this variable is non-`nil', the tool bar automatically resizes
     to show all defined tool bar items--but not larger than a quarter
     of the frame's height.

     If the value is `grow-only', the tool bar expands automatically,
     but does not contract automatically.  To contract the tool bar, the
     user has to redraw the frame by entering `C-l'.

I think that should be 'auto-resize-tool-bars'.  Also, from my limited
experimentation, it seems that variable does not apply on unix with gtk
or mac (under nextstep); if a frame is narrowed, the toolbar gains a
right-arrow icon which shows the remaining icons, rather than moving the
icons onto a second line.  Should the doc string mention this
restriction?  In the elisp.info file, when describing Layout Parameters,
it does say:

`tool-bar-lines'
     The number of lines to use for the tool bar.  A value of `nil'
     means don't display a tool bar.  (GTK allows at most one tool bar
     line; it treats larger values as 1.)

which confirms to me that GTK will not show multi-line tool bars.  But I
also saw the same behaviour on the mac under nextstep.

Stephen


In GNU Emacs 23.0.91.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.4)
 of 2009-03-13 on maps
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10502000
configured using `configure  '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' '--with-xft''

bug#2938: marked as done (23.0.91; elisp.info: auto-resize-tool-bars)

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From: Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen@damtp.cam.ac.uk>
To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
Cc: Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen@damtp.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: 23.0.91; elisp.info: auto-resize-tool-bars
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:04:17 +0100
Message-ID: <24967.1239282257@maps>


In the elisp.info, there is reference to the variable:

 -- Variable: auto-resize-tool-bar
     If this variable is non-`nil', the tool bar automatically resizes
     to show all defined tool bar items--but not larger than a quarter
     of the frame's height.

     If the value is `grow-only', the tool bar expands automatically,
     but does not contract automatically.  To contract the tool bar, the
     user has to redraw the frame by entering `C-l'.

I think that should be 'auto-resize-tool-bars'.  Also, from my limited
experimentation, it seems that variable does not apply on unix with gtk
or mac (under nextstep); if a frame is narrowed, the toolbar gains a
right-arrow icon which shows the remaining icons, rather than moving the
icons onto a second line.  Should the doc string mention this
restriction?  In the elisp.info file, when describing Layout Parameters,
it does say:

`tool-bar-lines'
     The number of lines to use for the tool bar.  A value of `nil'
     means don't display a tool bar.  (GTK allows at most one tool bar
     line; it treats larger values as 1.)

which confirms to me that GTK will not show multi-line tool bars.  But I
also saw the same behaviour on the mac under nextstep.

Stephen


In GNU Emacs 23.0.91.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.14.4)
 of 2009-03-13 on maps
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10502000
configured using `configure  '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' '--with-xft''



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From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen@damtp.cam.ac.uk>
Cc: 2938-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: 23.0.91; elisp.info: auto-resize-tool-bars
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:14:31 -0400
Message-ID: <87myaps1a0.fsf@cyd.mit.edu>

I've checked in some changes to the manual, based on your suggestions.
Thanks.