From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#1254: 23.0.60; linum-mode display problem with variable-pitch font Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:38:19 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87bpx5g0o1.fsf@cyd.mit.edu> Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 1254@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 1225205448 21205 80.91.229.12 (28 Oct 2008 14:50:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:50:48 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 1254@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, Chong Yidong , Stephen Berman To: Markus Triska Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 28 15:51:39 2008 connect(): Connection refused 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 1Kupuu-0006Nr-78 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:51:32 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45696 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kupto-00043v-Gt for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:50:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kupta-0003yV-9n for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:50:10 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KuptY-0003wk-FM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:50:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39814 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KuptY-0003wY-07 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:50:08 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:39298) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KuptX-00032g-5n for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:50:07 -0400 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 m9SEo374028637; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:50:03 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m9SEj43x027521; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:45:04 -0700 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:45:04 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 1254 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 1254-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B1254.122520471126161 (code B ref 1254); Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:45:04 +0000 Original-Received: (at 1254) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 28 Oct 2008 14:38:31 +0000 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com (ironport2-out.teksavvy.com [206.248.154.182]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m9SEcOeS026155 for <1254@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:38:25 -0700 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AhAFAKfABklMCqyo/2dsb2JhbACBdsgGg0+BDQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,499,1220241600"; d="scan'208";a="28958788" Original-Received: from 76-10-172-168.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([76.10.172.168]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 28 Oct 2008 10:38:18 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 1A6998E6F; Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:38:19 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Markus Triska's message of "Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:30:09 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:50:09 -0400 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:21972 Archived-At: > I cannot reproduce the problem with X11 on OSX and thus cannot test > this. Would it work to interpret the margin width in terms of the > broadest glyph in a font, so other packages would benefit too? Not only that's not really possible with the current code's limitations, but it would also be a bad idea: in most fonts the widest glyph is pretty hideously wide, so you'd end up with margins that are much too wide. Stefan