From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [PATCH] Flymake Support Indicator Errors in Margin Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:01:02 +0200 Message-ID: <86zfuw4wtt.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87r0gfajlh.fsf@posteo.net> <868r2mtjdk.fsf@gnu.org> <86msr19ipu.fsf@gnu.org> <864jd677qh.fsf@gnu.org> <87jzm0iza9.fsf@catern.com> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="35671"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: eg642616@gmail.com, sbaugh@janestreet.com, joaotavora@gmail.com, philipk@posteo.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: bird Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 17 18:02:11 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rlttj-00092d-32 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:02:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rltsk-0006q7-Gi; Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:01:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rltsh-0006pw-WB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:01:08 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rltsg-0008Lx-GI; Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:01:06 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=Nh4ybQxt/lEy+h737oghHvyUZ4z8Y1ckn9eBdPFLRpI=; b=QvZ1DHFFsTOO teYwUuJOA+y2ywdrrAl/zlt029oXov/EnUyONCucpC5yZe6SbCwqBBl4SuHjw1nbxpVUTEz9uFz0P 47UUVSY8yi34eOb7XzUsYSOVBV1YunW3kxr3ymxRqG4foifSDYVPS4bkbQV0K6j5a+AZQrJQF7zLO ohbQESbbb9EFhuB6Pgb0gNjiF76JMwhq0X3P4xW1mVCEdtSht8SOdaSwAUM7uUlG+VmDEc0im5eKX YQVhosIsB/Ok46IPE/m7Y0KQcz6gp69lsivRsbxi/bfW6+UqmUMlFLo0tUTCMazg4ALAVC7yfpWB+ DVcWaTeFgpbGWfCNTWUHVQ==; In-Reply-To: <87jzm0iza9.fsf@catern.com> (message from bird on Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:44:15 +0000 (UTC)) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:317140 Archived-At: > From: bird > Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:44:15 +0000 (UTC) > Cc: Elijah G , Spencer Baugh , > joaotavora@gmail.com, philipk@posteo.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org > > - I'm not sure whether or why this is even desirable in a TTY. > > The indicators duplicate information that's already communicated by > the face, so they're a minor benefit. In a graphical frame, the > indicators are basically "free" in terms of visual space, since they > display in the fringe which already exists, so it's worth having them. > > But in a TTY, with the current patch, two columns of text in every > flymake buffer will be devoted to displaying these indicators, whether > they're currently needed or not. That seems like too high a cost, > unless I'm missing something. As long as this is an opt-in feature, I don't see this as a problem. > - If it *is* desirable on a TTY, then the need to explicitly configure > it is unfortunate. I tend to agree. And not only on TTY frames: GUI frames can disable fringes as well.