From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Alternative fringe bitmaps for continuation/truncation Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:31 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87wsmjgrnq.fsf@kfs-lx.rd.rdm> <4814E9EA.3030000@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: dough.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1209355434 19166 80.91.229.10 (28 Apr 2008 04:03:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:03:54 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, "Kim F. Storm" To: Jason Rumney Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 28 06:23:47 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JqKu3-0006qk-CN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:23:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60712 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JqKag-0002DJ-LM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:46 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JqKab-0002CN-LS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:41 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JqKaa-0002Av-29 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48466 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JqKaZ-0002As-SJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:39 -0400 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182] helo=ironport2-out.teksavvy.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JqKaU-0002ZE-VZ; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:35 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AuYCAAbqFEjO+IZzdGdsb2JhbACBU5AHASeXIg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,714,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="19515447" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca (HELO smtp.teksavvy.com) ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 28 Apr 2008 00:03:32 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([206.248.134.115]) by smtp.teksavvy.com (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id IIF50732; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:32 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id F36358008; Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:03:31 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <4814E9EA.3030000@gnu.org> (Jason Rumney's message of "Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:02:34 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:96044 Archived-At: >> If you don't like the current "fat (curly) arrows" bitmaps used in the >> fringe for continuation and truncation lines, the following more >> modest bitmaps may be more appealing. >> > I think they are likely to invite bug reports about corrupted display if we > make them the default. > I have no objection to including them as an option, perhaps as part of an > overall visual theme. I'd tend to agree, although I must say that with the half-width fringes I use, these continuation icons look better than the slightly truncated arrows (because my fringes aren't wide enough). I'm not convinced by the truncation icons, tho. Stefan