From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: display-mm-width return value off on Windows Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:37:49 +0200 Message-ID: <85wt94ka7m.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1156001912 25070 80.91.229.2 (19 Aug 2006 15:38:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:38:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 19 17:38:31 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GESty-0002RJ-Ai for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:38:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GEStx-0001SG-Pm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:38:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GEStj-0001Rz-30 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:38:07 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GESti-0001Rn-DH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:38:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GESti-0001Rk-9q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:38:06 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GET0f-0006fw-V8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:45:18 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lola.goethe.zz) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1GEStf-0002u9-G9; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:38:03 -0400 Original-Received: by lola.goethe.zz (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 658661C4D3AD; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:37:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: Ralf Angeli In-Reply-To: (Ralf Angeli's message of "Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:15:38 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:58519 Archived-At: Ralf Angeli writes: > * Ralf Angeli (2006-08-05) writes: > >> * Ralf Angeli (2006-07-06) writes: >> >>> On Windows the return values of `display-mm-width' and >>> `display-mm-height' don't really reflect the screen width and height >>> in millimeters. >> >> Meanwhile we got another bug report on the AUCTeX list related to this >> issue. >> >> I provided a patch for w32fns.c [...] > > [...] >> Could somebody please apply at least one of them or tell me what to >> change in order for them to get accepted? I am planning to upload a >> new precompiled version of Emacs for Windows to alpha.gnu.org once >> this is settled. > > Okay, it's been two weeks and nobody has reacted to the last > message. What do I have to do to get a reaction? Does using a > familiar phrase help? Something like "Would someone please DTRT and > ack?" The person checking a change in has some sort of responsibility not to goof up which means he would want to know as well as the patch contributor whether this thing works. If things go wrong, he will need to fix it. You have signed papers for Emacs, you already have an account at Savannah and working actively with CVS, you know how to discuss changes on the list. I think it would be easiest for all involved parties if you just got yourself CVS write access and checked changes like that in yourself. So "would someone please DTRT and ack" would in my book mean something like Eli or Kim putting you on the developer list and get this over. I have not followed the discussion about the Windows screen dimensions and am completely out of my technical depth here, but I would want it fixed for the sake of AUCTeX. I'd feel uncomfortable checking it in myself, but I don't feel uncomfortable recommending you as a developer, if that is ok with you. It really saves trouble for all involved parties in the long run. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum