About horizontal scroll bar

About horizontal scroll bar

[Angelo Graziosi]

I notice that when I start Emacs (rev. 117589, MSYS2/MinGW64 build), the 
buffer which is active (that on which I worked in the previous session) 
does not display the horizontal scroll bar (HSB).

Switching to another buffer, this DISPLAYS the HSB. Switching back to 
the first buffer, now it DISPLAYS the HSB..

Is this to be expected?

Thanks,
Angelo.

Re: About horizontal scroll bar

[martin rudalics]

 > I notice that when I start Emacs (rev. 117589, MSYS2/MinGW64 build), the buffer which is active (that on which I worked in the previous session) does not display the horizontal scroll bar (HSB).
 >
 > Switching to another buffer, this DISPLAYS the HSB. Switching back to the first buffer, now it DISPLAYS the HSB..
 >
 > Is this to be expected?

This might be a result from switching from a non-horizontal scrollbar
build to a horizontal scrollbar build.  If this problem persists, that
is, if it occurs with a desktop saved in a horizontal scrollbar build
please write a bug report.  In any case, it might be good to fix this
incompatibility for people changing from older to newer builds and
vice-versa.

martin

Re: About horizontal scroll bar

[Angelo Graziosi]

Il 28/07/2014 19:26, martin rudalics ha scritto:
>  > I notice that when I start Emacs (rev. 117589, MSYS2/MinGW64 build),
> the buffer which is active (that on which I worked in the previous
> session) does not display the horizontal scroll bar (HSB).
>  >
>  > Switching to another buffer, this DISPLAYS the HSB. Switching back to
> the first buffer, now it DISPLAYS the HSB..
>  >
>  > Is this to be expected?
>
> This might be a result from switching from a non-horizontal scrollbar
> build to a horizontal scrollbar build.  If this problem persists, that

Hmm... I don't understand.. As I have explained [1], my builds are done 
from scratch in a clean tree, so I think I am not switching from a 
"non-horizontal scrollbar build to a horizontal scrollbar build".

For example, with rev. 117599 (MSYS2/MinGW64 build) and with only this 
file in %APPDAT%/.emacs.d,

$ cat %APPDAT%/.emacs.d/init.el
;; Instead to save in ~/.emacs.desktop
(setq desktop-base-file-name "~/.emacs.d/desktop")

;; Instead to save in ~/.emacs.desktop.lock
(setq desktop-base-lock-name "~/.emacs.d/desktop.lock")

;; Save desktop
(desktop-save-mode t)


the following occurs.

Start Emacs with the link created by addpm (i.e. pointing to runemacs). 
The frame shows the scratch buffer and both scrolling bars (HSB and VSB) 
are visible.

Now visit a file, for example init.el itself: C-x C-f .../init.el

Now close Emacs (click on the 'X' icon on the top-right angle). Emacs 
asks to save desktop. YES

Now restart Emacs with the same link. Emacs opens showing init.el file 
but with only the vertical scroll bar (VSB).

Now switch to previous buffer with mouse-1: the scratch buffer is 
visible with both the HSB and VSB.

Now switch to the next buffer with mouse-3. init.el is visible with both 
scrolling bar.

So, only when one starts Emacs, the buffer active (that on which the 
user was working in the previous session before it is closed) does not 
show the HSB. Just switch to another buffer and also the first acquires 
the HSB.

If it is a bug I will report it to bug list.

Ciao,
  Angelo.


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[1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2014-07/msg00369.html

Re: About horizontal scroll bar

[martin rudalics]

 > If it is a bug I will report it to bug list.

I hope it _was_ one.  Please try again with latest trunk.

Thanks, martin

Re: About horizontal scroll bar

[Angelo Graziosi]

Il 29/07/2014 17:41, martin rudalics ha scritto:
>  > If it is a bug I will report it to bug list.
>
> I hope it _was_ one.  Please try again with latest trunk.

Indeed, it WAS.. :)

Ciao,
  Angelo.