From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: longlines-mode Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:19 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87k5kvtthe.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <8763wfnzpt.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1204129873 11902 80.91.229.12 (27 Feb 2008 16:31:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:31:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: storm@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Feb 27 17:31:37 2008 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 1JUPAg-0005oz-Ve for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:30:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JUPAA-0006ot-Tb for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:46 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JUP9q-0006gI-9w for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:26 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JUP9o-0006fg-Ou for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:25 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JUP9o-0006fZ-L0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:24 -0500 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JUP9o-0001jV-Bp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:24 -0500 Original-Received: from ceviche.home (vpn-132-204-232-98.acd.umontreal.ca [132.204.232.98]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m1RGTUYj025560; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:30 -0500 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 563CAB40C5; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:19 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: ("Johan =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bockg=1FFFFFFFrd=22's?= message of "Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:20:36 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: -2.5 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 2 Rules triggered BAYES_00=-2.5, HAS_X_HELO=0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:90632 Archived-At: >>> If the defaults are chosen for similarity to other long-lines editors, >>> I'd guess you should turn on `longlines-wrap-follows-window-size' by >>> default. At least gedit (and notepad.exe, IIRC) do it by default. >> >> I would, if not for the fact that longlines-wrap-follows-window-size >> doesn't behave well when the buffer is simultaneously displayed in two >> windows with different widths. This is not fixable without C-level >> changes. There have been discussions about this issue on this list in >> the past, but I don't think it'll be fixed in the immediate future. >> So the current behavior is a compromise. > BTW, Is it time to merge Kim's patch? > Line wrapping during redisplay > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2005-07/msg01112.html That is indeed a feature we want to integrate and now wouldn't be the worst time for it. Kim, would you have time to help us do that? Stefan