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* bug#6480: 24.0.50; Value `default' for `fringe-mode'
@ 2010-06-20 20:27 Drew Adams
  2012-08-05  3:52 ` Chong Yidong
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2010-06-20 20:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 6480

emacs -Q
 
The possible values for input to command `fringe-mode' are these:
 
`none', `default', `left-only', `right-only', `minimal' and `half'
 
These values need to be described in the doc string.  In particular,
`default', `minimal', and `half' are not obvious - especially `default'.
 
What is important about `default' is not that it is the default but that
it means show both left and right fringes.  It should be renamed `both'.
 
The doc string should say that the default width of 8 pixels is used
for all except `half', which uses 5 pixels, and `minimal', which uses 1
pixel.
 
I'd also suggest renaming `half' to `narrow', and perhaps
`(left|right)-only' to `(left'|right):
 
   both, narrow, minimal, left, right, none

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2010-06-14 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/xpm/include'
 






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* bug#6480: 24.0.50; Value `default' for `fringe-mode'
  2010-06-20 20:27 bug#6480: 24.0.50; Value `default' for `fringe-mode' Drew Adams
@ 2012-08-05  3:52 ` Chong Yidong
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Chong Yidong @ 2012-08-05  3:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 6480

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> The possible values for input to command `fringe-mode' are these:
>  
> `none', `default', `left-only', `right-only', `minimal' and `half'
>  
> These values need to be described in the doc string.  In particular,
> `default', `minimal', and `half' are not obvious - especially `default'.

Fixed in trunk.





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