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>>>>> "ali" == ali rahimi <ali@mit.edu> writes:
> I run two emacs frames side by side, taking up my entire screen. I paid
> about $1200 for my monitor (one of the fancier things in my office). It's
> 1280 pixels wide. After a quick back-of-the envelope calculation, I think
> that these new fancy fringes are taking up a total of 52 pixels, which is
> costing me about $50 in screen real estate every time i run emacs.

The old Emacs also had a fringe on the right hand side (although it
was less visible since it only held `\' or `$' at times), so the
new code only costs you an extra 26 pixels.


        Stefan