From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Leo Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: longlines-mode and visual-line-mode Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:27:17 +0100 Organization: University of Cambridge Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1243823268 22319 80.91.229.12 (1 Jun 2009 02:27:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 02:27:48 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jun 01 04:27:45 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MAxFY-0008MO-RR for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:27:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55800 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MAxFY-0002fb-1J for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 22:27:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MAxFT-0002fW-EZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 22:27:39 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MAxFO-0002et-Su for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 22:27:38 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57926 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MAxFO-0002eq-Mt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 22:27:34 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:50774 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MAxFO-0005YW-5K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 22:27:34 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1MAxFK-0002xp-Si for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:27:30 +0000 Original-Received: from smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk ([193.60.95.72]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:27:30 +0000 Original-Received: from sdl.web by smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:27:30 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 18 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Qk2449sCnMTdqWr2psA6cHcmGQ0= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:111230 Archived-At: On 2009-06-01 01:53 +0100, MON KEY wrote: >>> I also think longlines should be marked obsolete for 23.1. > >> I'm planning to do this post 23.1. > > How does visual-lines-mode mirror longlines-mode functionality w/re > softlines at fill-column? > ` > From what I can gather from the docs visual-line-mode and word-wrap are > wrapped at the fringe whereas longlines mode can _line wrap_ at an > arbitrary buffer or mode local fill column setting. Marking it obsolete does not mean its going to disappear. You can still reply on it. But it should be discouraged given that the functionality is not properly implemented. Then people can focus on improving the new visual-line-mode. Leo