GNU bug report logs - #17831
24.4.50; bad default value for `Man-width'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 13:32:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 2588, 9084

Found in version 24.0.50

Fixed in version 24.4.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #69 received at 17831 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 17831 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, sdl.web <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#17831: 24.4.50; bad default value for `Man-width'
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:54:34 +0200

> Returning to the "M-x man" use case, I think the possibilities
> supported via the Man-width option is the best we can do.  So any
> users that are unhappy should be pointed to that option.

Agreed.  But then `display-buffer' should be passed the value specified
there together with a suitable function to make sure that the new window
doesn't get too small.

martin
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