From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
Cc: ding@gnus.org
Subject: Re: emacs-21 and gnus
Date: 11 Jul 2001 20:20:17 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1hewix292.fsf@reader.newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vafae2bytbt.fsf@lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de> (Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE's message of "Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:49:42 +0200")
Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:
> On 11 Jul 2001, Harry Putnam wrote:
>
> > Now about those 2 black sripes that run veritically just inside the
> > border. One on either side, and a few pixels wide..... hmmm
>
> M-x set-variable RET truncate-lines RET t RET
>
> Then open a file with long lines. Then set the variable to nil. See?
>
> (M-x gdb RET also uses the left hand strip for its `this is the
> current line' arrow.)
Ok, yes. I see what they do. I guess I'm having a little trouble
seeing how those little arrows are better than the standard \. Which
is known the world over as a wrapped line symbol and it took almost no
space. Is there some clear advantage to redundant arrows?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-07-12 3:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-07-11 19:34 reader
2001-07-11 20:09 ` Colin Walters
2001-07-11 22:20 ` Harry Putnam
2001-07-11 22:49 ` Kai Großjohann
2001-07-11 23:16 ` Colin Marquardt
2001-07-12 11:17 ` Kai Großjohann
2001-07-12 19:02 ` Colin Walters
2001-07-12 20:41 ` Colin Walters
2001-07-13 0:12 ` Colin Marquardt
2001-07-13 4:51 ` Colin Walters
2001-07-13 18:46 ` Colin Marquardt
2001-07-18 12:58 ` Fabien Penso
2001-07-20 17:13 ` Mattias Ahnberg
2001-07-30 13:06 ` Fabien Penso
2001-07-13 8:51 ` Kai Großjohann
2001-07-13 15:12 ` Colin Walters
2001-07-12 3:20 ` Harry Putnam [this message]
2001-07-12 11:19 ` Kai Großjohann
2001-07-12 18:25 ` Harry Putnam
2001-07-12 3:07 ` Karl Eichwalder
2001-07-12 10:28 ` Gerd Moellmann
2001-07-12 20:34 ` Karl Eichwalder
2001-07-13 9:19 ` Richard Stallman
2001-07-19 5:55 ` Karl Eichwalder
2001-07-19 6:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2001-07-11 20:50 ` luis fernandes
2001-07-11 22:20 ` Harry Putnam
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