From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#8569: 24.0.50; overlay arrow Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:20:16 +0200 Message-ID: References: <83zkna6zlm.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1310738374 645 80.91.229.12 (15 Jul 2011 13:59:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:59:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 8569@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 15 15:59:30 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhivR-0003bh-Ui for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:59:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53152 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhivR-0003gw-1h for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:59:29 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:52731) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiP9-0002sB-SD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:26:12 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiP5-0002EC-9g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:26:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:42531) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiP5-0002E8-2r for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:26:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiP3-00057o-TS; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:26:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:26:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 8569 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 8569-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B8569.131073633919647 (code B ref 8569); Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:26:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 8569) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jul 2011 13:25:39 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiOc-00056h-HK for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:25:38 -0400 Original-Received: from hermes.netfonds.no ([80.91.224.195]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiOO-000560-Et for 8569@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:25:26 -0400 Original-Received: from cm-84.215.51.58.getinternet.no ([84.215.51.58] helo=quimbies.gnus.org) by hermes.netfonds.no with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1QhiOB-0001fB-2i; Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:25:07 +0200 In-Reply-To: <83zkna6zlm.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:43:33 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Now-Playing: Joni Mitchell's _Ladies of the Canyon_: "The Arrangment" X-Hashcash: 1:23:110715:drew.adams@oracle.com::2OaZH4KIsnCMaucM:00000000000000000000000000000000000000007T3r X-Hashcash: 1:23:110715:eliz@gnu.org::JsFoUVBa4xgGURkP:00000SjA5 X-Hashcash: 1:23:110715:8569@debbugs.gnu.org::+1IKKIHcxdNtZU/K:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000vJ0s X-MailScanner-ID: 1QhiOB-0001fB-2i MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1311341107.17902@ZMF6mv2UApELi+24/JuP9g X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:26:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:49132 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: > I'm afraid it's way too late. Most of these variables (the first two) > exist since 1988, when this feature was first introduced into Emacs. > Of course, back then we didn't have the fringes, so the arrow was > displayed like it is now on text terminals (try "emacs -nw"). I agree. I think changing this would be of little practical benefit, and would break third-party usages. So I'm closing this report. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/