From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#2588: 23.0.90; Man buffer improperly formatted - wrong width Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:22:09 -0500 Message-ID: <873adqnery.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> Reply-To: Chong Yidong , 2588@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1236401058 31348 80.91.229.12 (7 Mar 2009 04:44:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 04:44:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 2588@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 07 05:45:35 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LfoPm-00055S-Db for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:45:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50133 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LfoOR-0007qt-0h for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:44:11 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LfoO0-0007az-DU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:43:44 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LfoNy-0007a9-Rn for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:43:44 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58497 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LfoNy-0007a6-Lb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:43:42 -0500 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:44939) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LfoNy-00080N-5w for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:43:42 -0500 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n274hekp031208; Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:43:40 -0800 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n274U4RZ027556; Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:30:04 -0800 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Chong Yidong Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:30:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 2588 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 2588-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B2588.123639966125999 (code B ref 2588); Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:30:04 +0000 Original-Received: (at 2588) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 7 Mar 2009 04:21:01 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from cyd.mit.edu (CYD.MIT.EDU [18.115.2.24]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n274KxYL025988 for <2588@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:21:00 -0800 Original-Received: by cyd.mit.edu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 657BB57E1D7; Fri, 6 Mar 2009 23:22:09 -0500 (EST) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:43:43 -0500 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:26099 Archived-At: > M-x set-variable RET pop-up-frames RET t > > Resize the current frame so that it is, say, only 30 chars wide. > > M-x man RET bash RET > > Buffer *Man bash* is shown in a new frame. The frame has the usual > default width of 80 chars. But the text of the buffer is formatted to > be only 30 chars wide. Doing what you want is not a trivial to man.el, I think. You can change the `Man-width' options if you want to fix the width.