GNU bug report logs - #1254
23.0.60; linum-mode display problem with variable-pitch font

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Markus Triska <markus.triska <at> gmx.at>
To: gnu-emacs-bug <at> moderators.isc.org
Subject: bug#1254: 23.0.60; linum-mode display problem with variable-pitch font
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:45:06 +0100

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> in most fonts the widest glyph is pretty hideously wide, so you'd end
> up with margins that are much too wide.

I see; if all text displayed in the margins need to use fixed-width
fonts currently to guarantee that all glyphs are still visible, it seems
it can be done by the engine instead of changing all affected packages.
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