From: "Roland Winkler" <Roland.Winkler@physik.uni-erlangen.de>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: messages override minibuffer input
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:20:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <18167.11546.447864.940642@tfkp07.physik.uni-erlangen.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BNELLINCGFJLDJIKDGACAEAMCDAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
On Sun Sep 23 2007 Drew Adams wrote:
> It is not a good idea to start inserting newlines in message text based on
> assumptions of a standard (or any other) minibuffer width or height. Just
> treat the echo area as a single long line, and let it wrap as needed.
>
> That doesn't mean there could never be newlines in the echo area under any
> circumstances. I'm just saying that there is no good reason to add them for
> no good reason, and based on a window-size assumption.
I do not know how difficult it might be to come up with a smart
solution for inserting linebreaks. In the context of this thread a
solution without or with linebreaks is equally acceptable for me.
Roland
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-09-24 3:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-09-08 4:23 messages override minibuffer input Roland Winkler
2007-09-08 14:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-09-10 21:41 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-11 20:30 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-12 22:32 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-13 3:23 ` Luc Teirlinck
2007-09-13 4:23 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-14 7:05 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-12 9:25 ` Johannes Weiner
2007-09-12 10:24 ` Johannes Weiner
2007-09-12 16:25 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-12 16:28 ` Davis Herring
[not found] ` <E1IUCJ9-0000VV-9H@fencepost.gnu.org>
2007-09-16 3:23 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-17 0:20 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-17 14:49 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-17 22:24 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-22 15:18 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-23 9:07 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-23 15:08 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-23 21:54 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-23 23:33 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-24 18:19 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-25 1:06 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-24 0:24 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 1:28 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-24 2:02 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 3:20 ` Roland Winkler [this message]
2007-09-24 10:36 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-09-24 15:08 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 16:11 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-09-24 16:53 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-24 10:43 ` Johannes Weiner
2007-09-24 11:12 ` David Kastrup
2007-09-24 13:19 ` Johannes Weiner
2007-09-24 14:48 ` Roland Winkler
2007-09-25 10:44 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-24 15:13 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-25 10:43 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-17 22:31 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-18 0:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-09-23 21:55 ` Richard Stallman
2007-09-24 8:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-09-24 17:16 ` Davis Herring
2007-09-24 17:24 ` Drew Adams
2007-09-25 10:44 ` Richard Stallman
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