Re: Showing end of buffer

[Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>]

storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) writes:
> > I agree that it sort of `makes sense', but one thing I do find
> > annoying is that the _up_ indicator switches between left and right
> > depending on whether it's `beginning of file' or an up-arrow.  I
> > think it would makes sense to put the up-arrow also on the right;
> 
> The arrow is already on the right -- do you suggest moving the up
> arrow to the left side?

Yeah, that's what I meant...

> > Another small issue is that I'd like the arrows to be even more
> > distinct from the bof/eof indicators than they are now, to make
> > quick recognition easier; perhaps just adding a another row of
> > pixels to the vertical line inthe bof/eof indicators would do th
> > job.
> 
> But I deliberately didn't want to make them too visible -- it's nice
> they are there, but they are a bit on the noisy side in some cases.

Hmmm, maybe it's that I use a rather mild grey color for my fringe
icons (I forget what the default is...).  Of course another possibility
is to make the arrows lighter!

> In any case, I have plans to make the bitmaps customizable (in lisp), so
> eventually you will be able to make them any way you like...

Indeed...

-Miles
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