From: Daniel Pittman <daniel@rimspace.net>
Subject: Re: [Fixed] uneven summary lines
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 11:16:42 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <874rlhswph.fsf@inanna.rimspace.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3y9iurpzw.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sat, 19 Jan 2002 22:26:59 +0100")
On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org> writes:
>
>> By the way, why is the default value of
>> `gnus-use-correct-string-widths' t only for XEmacs?
>> The value t is fit for me irrespective of the Emacs version, and
>> nil is fit for people irrespective of the Emacs version, either.
>
> I thought what we were trying to fix with
> `gnus-use-correct-string-widths' was the tendency of `format' under
> Emacs and XEmacs to return different lengths.
[...]
> However, there may be other subtle issues in the gnus-spec code that
> introduces other problems that `gnus-use-correct-string-widths' fixes,
> but my feeling is that these problems are probably bugs in Gnus in the
> Emacs case...
My recollection, and why the code got written initially, was the
incorrect width used for `cut' forms, pretty much, and for padding in
the summary buffer.
Daniel
--
One likes to believe in the freedom of music,
But glittering prizes and endless compromises
Shatter the illusion of integrity.
-- Rush, _The Spirit of Radio_, 1980
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-01-20 0:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-10 12:52 Katsumi Yamaoka
2002-01-19 21:26 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-20 0:16 ` Daniel Pittman [this message]
2002-01-20 0:27 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-20 2:11 ` Daniel Pittman
2002-01-20 2:23 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2002-01-20 10:48 ` Daniel Pittman
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