From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Showing end of buffer Date: 21 Apr 2003 17:46:51 +0900 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1050914970 23123 80.91.224.249 (21 Apr 2003 08:49:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:49:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 21 10:49:28 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 197WzQ-00060p-00 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:49:28 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 197X47-0000LM-00 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:54:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 197Wyy-0001R1-02 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 04:49:00 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 197Wyk-0001K4-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 04:48:46 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 197WyZ-0000sF-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 04:48:36 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.214]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 197WyQ-0000IQ-00; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 04:48:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mailgate4.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.197])h3L8mNq10665; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:48:23 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: (from root@localhost) by mailgate4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) id h3L8mMZ02020; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:48:23 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from edtmg04.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.26.17.201]) by mailsv4.nec.co.jp (8.11.6/3.7W-MAILSV4-NEC) with ESMTP id h3L8kr215913; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:47:51 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) id RAA10020; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:46:53 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (mcspd15 [10.30.114.174]) with ESMTP id h3L8kqNH020726; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:46:52 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: by mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (Postfix, from userid 31295) id C69583711; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 17:46:51 +0900 (JST) Original-To: Karl Eichwalder System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 29 Original-cc: rms@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:13314 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:13314 Karl Eichwalder writes: > > In the fringe, the marker could some sort of icon for the first and > > last lines, instead of a line before/after them; then it could be big > > enough to allow some freedom in design. > > As long as I didn't reach the start or end of the buffer, I'd like to > see a simple up or down arrow. At start or end you can display a > horizontal bar. Something like these (for top; flip vertically for end)? ## ######## #### (not top) ######## (top; a `T' might be prettier, ###### ######## but it's easier to confuse with ######## # the arrow) ## # ## # [I think the current symbols are 8x8 pixels monochrome, so there's not much room] > I'd also be interested in vertical widgets signaling horizontal limits Where would they go, though? -Miles -- o The existentialist, not having a pillow, goes everywhere with the book by Sullivan, _I am going to spit on your graves_.