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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Cc: "Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@xemacs.org>,
	Emacs Devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>,
	"Lennart Borgman \(gmail\)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>,
	Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: longlines-show-hard-newlines - should not the default be t?
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:37:46 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv8wwxup79.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <85wskh5nsj.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> (David Kastrup's message of "Sun,  22 Jun 2008 20:26:20 +0200")

> We already made the default scroll bar placement to the left because
> texts and text work tends to be left-justified.  Yes, it is contrary to
> the normal expectations, but as long as it has a noticeable benefit,
> that has not kept us from improving Emacs.

I think the default should be the same as is done for the normal
wrap-icon in the fringe: put it on both sides.  E.g. put an icon on the
left at the beginning of a (long) line, and an icon on the right at the
end of a (long) line.


        Stefan




  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-06-22 21:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-22  0:55 longlines-show-hard-newlines - should not the default be t? Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22  1:09 ` Chong Yidong
2008-06-22  1:27   ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22  1:37     ` Chong Yidong
2008-06-22  1:38     ` Chong Yidong
2008-06-22  1:35 ` Miles Bader
2008-06-22 10:02   ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22 12:11     ` Stefan Monnier
2008-06-22 12:28       ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22 18:08         ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-06-22 18:03           ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22 18:26             ` David Kastrup
2008-06-22 18:32               ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22 18:37                 ` David Kastrup
2008-06-22 21:37               ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-06-22 21:49                 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-06-22 21:29           ` Drew Adams

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