GNU bug report logs - #2588
23.0.90; Man buffer improperly formatted - wrong width

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 00:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 9084, 17831

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 #105 received at 2588 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 2588 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#2588: 23.0.90; Man buffer improperly formatted - wrong width
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:43:39 -0400

>> We could try to fix this: I think it would actually be desirable to pop
>> up the frame immediately and then asynchronously fill it as man's output
>> comes in.
>> 
>> This said, we could also just remove the COLUMNS business.
>> Who introduced this COLUMNS thingy and what was the motivation for it?

> This is explained in the code comments: it's required to ensure that the
> output of the manpage formatter has the same number of columns as the
> Emacs window/frame.

Well, that part I understood, even without the comment ;-)
The question is: what was the motivation to adjust the number of columns
to that of the Emacs window/frame?


        Stefan
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