GNU bug report logs - #18589
Why is the the longlines package obsolete?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:59:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 51051

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #32 received at 18589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 18589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bruce.connor.am <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#18589: Why is the the longlines package obsolete?
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:39:35 -0400

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> However, from what I understand, visual-line-mode isn't capable of wraping
>> lines to be shorter than window width, which was one of longlines' features.
>
> You can get the same result by fiddling with the window margins or by
> splitting your window.  I seem to remember someone writing code to do
> that conveniently, but I wouldn't know where to find it.

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-12/msg00475.html
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