From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#18195: 24.3.92; window-screen-lines is not accurate Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:36:46 +0300 Message-ID: <83y4v0mf35.fsf@gnu.org> References: <86tx5r7l1j.fsf@yandex.ru> <53E097F7.5050407@gmx.at> <53E0ABF9.7070506@yandex.ru> <53E0AF08.50300@gmx.at> <831tsvqc3c.fsf@gnu.org> <53E0E2E5.7050306@gmx.at> <83tx5rowop.fsf@gnu.org> <53E0E665.1000206@gmx.at> <83ppgfow0p.fsf@gnu.org> <53E0EC6C.7020504@gmx.at> <83oavzotxz.fsf@gnu.org> <53E0FC15.4060502@gmx.at> <83lhr2q0nt.fsf@gnu.org> <53E1F846.2040105@gmx.at> <83ha1pptrd.fsf@gnu.org> <53E25484.8050909@gmx.at> <83a97hpomm.fsf@gnu.org> <53E269E9.6020004@gmx.at> <83wqalo5q0.fsf@gnu.org> <53E39674.2040507@gmx.at> <83a97gnwhy.fsf@gnu.org> <53E39DA6.80201@gmx.at> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1407429478 4920 80.91.229.3 (7 Aug 2014 16:37:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 16:37:58 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 18195@debbugs.gnu.org, dgutov@yandex.ru To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 07 18:37:50 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgl-0002fO-LL for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:37:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47404 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgk-0007cU-TX for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:37:14 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33548) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgd-0007cJ-6C for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:37:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgY-00067I-Bg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:37:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:55470) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgY-00067E-8h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:37:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgX-0002XG-Q7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:37:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:37:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18195 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 18195-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18195.14074294029717 (code B ref 18195); Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:37:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 18195) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Aug 2014 16:36:42 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34180 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgD-0002We-9v for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:36:41 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout22.012.net.il ([80.179.55.172]:64691) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XFQgA-0002WM-Br for 18195@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:36:39 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout22.012.net.il by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0N9Y00K0038XIU00@a-mtaout22.012.net.il> for 18195@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:36:31 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0N9Y00KE13GUIR10@a-mtaout22.012.net.il>; Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:36:31 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <53E39DA6.80201@gmx.at> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:92271 Archived-At: > Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:39:18 +0200 > From: martin rudalics > CC: dgutov@yandex.ru, 18195@debbugs.gnu.org > > > No, I mean that it is generally unreliable to measure the pixel > > dimensions of some text in one buffer, then assume that the dimensions > > will be the same when displayed as overlay in another buffer. This is > > only true when both buffers use the same single font and the same line > > spacing; otherwise, it's simply false. > > There is no other buffer. Everything is done in the buffer where the > overlay is supposed to appear. How do you prevent the overlay from momentarily flashing in the window?