From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Alternative fringe bitmaps for continuation/truncation Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:38:38 +0200 Message-ID: <87ve21g9r5.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> References: <87wsmjgrnq.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <4814E9EA.3030000@gnu.org> <87abjegu4j.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1209404558 28147 80.91.229.12 (28 Apr 2008 17:42:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:42:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, Jason Rumney To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 28 19:43:13 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JqXNa-0004ey-Ow for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:43:07 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58292 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JqXMu-0007Lr-7l for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:42:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JqXKz-0005D9-D7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:40:25 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JqXKy-0005CQ-I6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:40:24 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36214 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JqXKy-0005CA-6z for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:40:24 -0400 Original-Received: from pfepa.post.tele.dk ([195.41.46.235]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JqXKt-0002bq-3N; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:40:19 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs-lx.rd.rdm.cua.dk (0x503e2644.bynxx19.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.62.38.68]) by pfepa.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 23AC1FAC100; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:38:38 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Mon\, 28 Apr 2008 11\:00\:51 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.92 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:96081 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> I think these are much better: > > Indeed. Although at this point I wonder: why not make them of > solid lines? I like them as dots. > > I also agree with Jason about the centering (although I believe true > "centering" is difficult because these are fixed bitmaps that cannot > adapt to the face&font height, but maybe moving them up a couple pixels > would be good enough). Currently, the alignment of fringe bitmaps can be bottom, center or top. Maybe would could add something like (- baseline 2) to the alignment options... > > > Stefan > > > PS: Also with my half-width fringes, your right truncation arrow looks > less like an arrow than the default arrows: you may want to make them > a bit shorter. Well, if you have fringes narrower than 8 bits, you'll get truncation. Maybe we should have a separate set of bitmaps for, say, 6 bit wide fringes. -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk