GNU bug report logs - #20183
24.4.91; No resize handle to adjust width of Emacs windows

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)

Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:16:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.4.91

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 20183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com, 
 20183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20183: 24.4.91; No resize handle to adjust width of Emacs
 windows
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:22:15 +0200

> FWIW2, I think the default values of `right-divider-width' and
> `bottom-divider-width' should be non-zero - to make these dividers
> visible & usable.

Then people will complain that valuable display space gets wasted.

> Another problem is discovery of these frame parameters (there are no
> user options for these things, other than the `*-frame-alist' options).

I now implemented a minor mode called `window-divider-mode' and added a
menu entry to make window dividers more discoverable.

> And even if they were made aware of these frame parameters, my guess
> is that many users would not know how to customize Emacs to set them.

You're probably right.

martin
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