From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#321: Underline drawing that leaves gaps for descenders Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:08:34 +0200 Message-ID: References: <483B91C8.1070004@harpegolden.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1334146153 14333 80.91.229.3 (11 Apr 2012 12:09:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:09:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 321-close@debbugs.gnu.org To: David De La Harpe Golden Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 11 14:09:12 2012 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 1SHwMJ-00055A-Dd for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:09:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41314 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwMI-0006US-Ff for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:09:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56850) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwME-0006Px-0A for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:09:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwM4-0006mr-6P for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:09:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:54023) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwM4-0006mm-3T for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:08:56 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwN8-0007Wf-Hk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:10:02 -0400 Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:10:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: cc-closed 321 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch Mail-Followup-To: 321@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org Original-Received: via spool by 321-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D321.133414619628911 (code D ref 321); Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:10:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 321-close) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Apr 2012 12:09:56 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50559 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwN1-0007WF-Bp for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:09:56 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]:48283) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwMy-0007W7-NP for 321-close@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:09:53 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=stories.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SHwLj-0001fk-CA; Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:08:35 +0200 X-Now-Playing: Zazou, Bikaye & Cy1's _Noir et Blanc_: "Mangungu" In-Reply-To: <483B91C8.1070004@harpegolden.net> (David De La Harpe Golden's message of "Tue, 27 May 2008 05:44:56 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130004 (Ma Gnus v0.4) Emacs/24.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-MailScanner-ID: 1SHwLj-0001fk-CA MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1334750915.43466@HhfTcH8N8SyFW45bRuFdiQ X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:58783 Archived-At: David De La Harpe Golden writes: > Ideally, underlining would be able to break at (leave gaps for) > descenders (in latin script typically gjpqy and some old-style > numerals), to improve legibility. Looking at the images, it does improve legibility in some cases, but in other cases it looks kinda awkward -- as if the underlining stops and then starts again. So I don't really feel that something like this would be a display improvement. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/