GNU bug report logs - #13791
24.3.50; scroll-margin docstring says "recenter"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>

Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:30:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.3.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 13791 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: 13791 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13791: 24.3.50; scroll-margin docstring says "recenter"
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:18:12 +0200

> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:21:24 +0400
> 
> The docstring says: "Recenter the window whenever point gets within this
> many lines of the top or bottom of the window."
> 
> That's not entirely accurate. Depending on the value of
> `scroll-conservatively', the window may get scrolled instead.

That's true.  However, how to describe this in a manner that will not
confuse the reader is less clear.  "Recenter or scroll" is not very
useful, IMO, as it doesn't say which will happen.  Suggestions are
welcome.
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