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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Cc: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>,
	"Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>,
	Emacs Devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Word wrapping and long lines
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:43:32 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv8wto7t9f.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <buo8wtoswci.fsf@dhapc248.dev.necel.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:28:13 +0900")

> Given that almost no code seems to use the margins, I think it might be
> reasonable to change their locations without bothering about backward
> compatibility.

I can't remember exactly how it happened, but I have the nagging feeling
that GUD's use of the margin for breakpoints was part of the motivation
to move the margin to the outside.  I don't think just switching it is
the right answer.


        Stefan




  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-09-19  2:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-09-18 22:13 Word wrapping and long lines Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-18 23:30 ` Chong Yidong
2008-09-18 23:58   ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-19  1:12     ` Chong Yidong
2008-09-19  1:29       ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-19  1:36         ` Miles Bader
2008-09-19  2:03           ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-19  2:06             ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-19  2:28               ` Miles Bader
2008-09-19  2:37                 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-19  2:43                 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-09-19  2:53                   ` Miles Bader
2008-09-20 10:45                 ` Johan Bockgård
2008-09-20 15:51     ` Johan Bockgård

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