From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Reitter Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: completion buffer - unsuitable column width Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:47:56 -0500 Message-ID: <5B840E04-FA6D-410A-B2F8-F1D24DAB4A4D@gmail.com> References: <9B16B937-9EFC-445F-A169-5F1BDEB17A79@gmail.com> <92CD418E-2240-448E-A9A6-CBC7C580AFD8@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.3) Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary=Apple-Mail-23-90038784; micalg=sha1; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1236095315 3834 80.91.229.12 (3 Mar 2009 15:48:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:48:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs-Devel devel To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 03 16:49:52 2009 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 1LeWsQ-00064x-U0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:49:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60042 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LeWr5-0003Oa-SG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:48:27 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LeWqi-0003Kf-Vc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:48:05 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LeWqh-0003Jb-Cn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:48:04 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=60558 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LeWqh-0003JT-70 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:48:03 -0500 Original-Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.92.145]:37295) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LeWqg-0002hs-QB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:48:02 -0500 Original-Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 4so2226915qwk.24 for ; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:48:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:cc:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; bh=KotFC4+cG+LZy58PkRlZJg29/mXflAhI+Ia5QOoV4Jo=; b=K6ySO3fHEmCVDssDHTthNCNUTDUJudRxhON6kbu+Gw6fpbmas7Mfp2Moibp1b6EWev M0qRKSGDV80/8oiUt+SBGptKVhDWwi8mXZTd0BfzjmGJFz76uvGpzay61/Tps1YAEg0a vwGPIwLWKoHJLktASElg4QmMJ7n1SuwlQpWWc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:mime-version:subject :date:references:x-mailer; b=q0U2Hdl5wBmv9+8vxU5LFwFzssGcEK4Fh/Ae/PJu6H5E1mkVQJ0AYMaKbqOpHtqFEM LAoR2U+CKVX7cg1q2o6vhyo7uSg5kVBnnuZnLRd2SakIGP0xj+TJcSu8AqCfWJAUfDIk SDNK4jt58fL5zR8Ij+yy0FCVfk4tFSltvOOPg= Original-Received: by 10.224.28.81 with SMTP id l17mr9795545qac.288.1236095281802; Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:48:01 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from SCARLETT.PSY.CMU.EDU (SCARLETT.PSY.CMU.EDU [128.2.249.106]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 4sm1611337qwe.35.2009.03.03.07.47.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:48:00 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:109411 Archived-At: --Apple-Mail-23-90038784 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 3 Mar 2009, at 09:21, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> A grep over the source, looking for (window-width), reveals other >> suspicious uses. > > No doubt. This is just another instance of the long standing problem > that all/most of the code presumes fixed-width fonts (and of a single > width shared by all fonts) as was the case in Emacs<21. I suspect that most developers here use a single mono-spaced font for most or all their editing... I started running the NS port of 23 for some regular editing now, and I've run into a number of bugs. >> "window-buffer-width", giving the average (expected) number of >> columns in >> a window for text in the default face applicable to the buffer >> shown in >> a given window. > > Yes, that could help. OK, what is the plan regarding this for 23.1? Do nothing, add a fairly safe workaround as I suggested, or try to implement window- buffer-width? I don't think I can help implementing window-buffer-width in the available time; it takes someone who knows the (re)display code fairly well I think. --Apple-Mail-23-90038784 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7s Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name=smime.p7s Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIFxDCCAn0w ggHmoAMCAQICED6shx13jEDrq0eL8FRq5ykwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkEx JTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQ ZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMB4XDTA4MTIwOTAyMDgwMVoXDTA5MTIwOTAyMDgw MVowYjEQMA4GA1UEBBMHUmVpdHRlcjEOMAwGA1UEKhMFRGF2aWQxFjAUBgNVBAMTDURhdmlkIFJl aXR0ZXIxJjAkBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWF2RhdmlkLnJlaXR0ZXJAZ21haWwuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3 DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDOdo6kAwlkBxUb8dj4saMbYg4SVng8CUePFn3cjjWrakBTbUVa4Z0n wlUxr7AitEeKhBy5nGhu96+jKUPrCwYNRCZ0l2ovvuGq4z1m1nZ5/c8WvFlVhieuxXMUfmb/O7D3 IojoX6iS8n5MNNU2IWNNT/AD3vOl6DKgOtOw4J9y+QIDAQABozQwMjAiBgNVHREEGzAZgRdkYXZp ZC5yZWl0dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbTAMBgNVHRMBAf8EAjAAMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4GBAIjI8yEW wkiEfA9PMgpjnD6KyCXT0iZjHhW2PkR53yZZLUoTboHnKgsFwYp/gzzIL8J5cvZaRUyMUzXDufPP dRmxxCs2jXXLDD/8bvdvOuMzqgYoFA73fAfsC8S6qUL1PayZ90J8CZHNhDwqWqOA56T+DdKUegJT sqoHKh6OnypTMIIDPzCCAqigAwIBAgIBDTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADCB0TELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkEx FTATBgNVBAgTDFdlc3Rlcm4gQ2FwZTESMBAGA1UEBxMJQ2FwZSBUb3duMRowGAYDVQQKExFUaGF3 dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZzEoMCYGA1UECxMfQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBTZXJ2aWNlcyBEaXZpc2lvbjEk MCIGA1UEAxMbVGhhd3RlIFBlcnNvbmFsIEZyZWVtYWlsIENBMSswKQYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhxwZXJz b25hbC1mcmVlbWFpbEB0aGF3dGUuY29tMB4XDTAzMDcxNzAwMDAwMFoXDTEzMDcxNjIzNTk1OVow YjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAq BgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEB AQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDEpjxVc1X7TrnKmVoeaMB1BHCd3+n/ox7svc31W/Iadr1/DDph8r9RzgHU 5VAKMNcCY1osiRVwjt3J8CuFWqo/cVbLrzwLB+fxH5E2JCoTzyvV84J3PQO+K/67GD4Hv0CAAmTX p6a7n2XRxSpUhQ9IBH+nttE8YQRAHmQZcmC3+wIDAQABo4GUMIGRMBIGA1UdEwEB/wQIMAYBAf8C AQAwQwYDVR0fBDwwOjA4oDagNIYyaHR0cDovL2NybC50aGF3dGUuY29tL1RoYXd0ZVBlcnNvbmFs RnJlZW1haWxDQS5jcmwwCwYDVR0PBAQDAgEGMCkGA1UdEQQiMCCkHjAcMRowGAYDVQQDExFQcml2 YXRlTGFiZWwyLTEzODANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQBIjNFQg+oLLswNo2asZw9/r6y+whehQ5aU nX9MIbj4Nh+qLZ82L8D0HFAgk3A8/a3hYWLD2ToZfoSxmRsAxRoLgnSeJVCUYsfbJ3FXJY3dqZw5 jowgT2Vfldr394fWxghOrvbqNOUQGls1TXfjViF4gtwhGTXeJLHTHUb/XV9lTzGCAo8wggKLAgEB MHYwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4x LDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBAhA+rIcdd4xA66tH i/BUaucpMAkGBSsOAwIaBQCgggFvMBgGCSqGSIb3DQEJAzELBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHAYJKoZIhvcN AQkFMQ8XDTA5MDMwMzE1NDc1NlowIwYJKoZIhvcNAQkEMRYEFHOyJcsNwpiYLIVf5Vz78h2tPnvp MIGFBgkrBgEEAYI3EAQxeDB2MGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3Vs dGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWlu ZyBDQQIQPqyHHXeMQOurR4vwVGrnKTCBhwYLKoZIhvcNAQkQAgsxeKB2MGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpB MSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUg UGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQQIQPqyHHXeMQOurR4vwVGrnKTANBgkqhkiG9w0B AQEFAASBgLtzK/KEWAHrcR6/G7AN7tggWpbRzNArjlgMhPAxextfBAWe7mvoUV0mOfunfKWVjY2Y rx26zMLn4llMXmheHnBCQNe5B/8N8uSz8po0TgPwBw841P4ydA2ZXwGS48FUNmvbSV4zfTAOIn5g TzRzlIdy21a0K2jp80q8klaA80fsAAAAAAAA --Apple-Mail-23-90038784--