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#6755: 24.0.50; Customize buffer is too wide. Put doc string on separate line. Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:36:38 +0200 Message-ID: References: <46569E22228A496BA90A29AC86C3F361@us.oracle.com> <65A5490160E3453C8FAB24DCA44BDD1F@us.oracle.com> <75CF15637AB140EB9125E7B88FCBD6A7@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1309880761 23788 80.91.229.12 (5 Jul 2011 15:46:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:46:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6755@debbugs.gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 05 17:45:56 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe7ox-0000Mh-SS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:45:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:42262 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe7ow-0006tP-Mj for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:45:54 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:42066) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5pF-0005ly-Sl for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:38:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5pD-0006q9-DK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:38:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:58256) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5pD-0006q1-4z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:38:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5pB-0007E3-V0; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:38:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:38:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6755 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6755-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6755.130987303027685 (code B ref 6755); Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:38:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6755) by debbugs.gnu.org; 5 Jul 2011 13:37:10 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5oH-0007CG-Ot for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:37:10 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5oC-0007BS-5g for 6755@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:37:02 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Qe5o1-0000Nq-1W; Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:36:49 +0200 In-Reply-To: <75CF15637AB140EB9125E7B88FCBD6A7@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Mon, 4 Jul 2011 09:21:12 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Joanna Newsom's _Have One On Me (2)_: "Go Long" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110705:6755@debbugs.gnu.org::nbrR8fXTR540hkUi:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000NwzR X-Hashcash: 1:23:110705:drew.adams@oracle.com::TW9vGbq+ESAoWL3q:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000VlnP X-MailScanner-ID: 1Qe5o1-0000Nq-1W MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1310477809.16653@GwEznnalK4PxcViB5gy+yw X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:38:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:48024 Archived-At: "Drew Adams" writes: >> Starting with a newline didn't look very nice. Most of the option >> values are short, and moving them away from the button made the >> interface less understandable. >> >> I think the right solution is to output the string where it >> is now, but to fill it if it's too long. > > Why not just start it on a new line if it would wrap? That would work, too, but not be as nice-looking, and would be as difficult (or easy) to implement as filling it where it is. In either case, it's beyond me. Somebody else who understands the widget machinery will have to handle this. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/