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Simon Josefsson <jas@extundo.com> writes:

   ;;; fringe.el --- window system-independent fringe support

this is confusing to me, i.e., i alternatively parse this as:

   (window-system)-independent

and

   window (system-independent)

maybe something like "change fringes appearance in various ways"
would be better.  too, i tend to view elisp as system-independent
by default, and only needing special note if actually otherwise.

thi