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 #175 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: 2588 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#2588: 23.0.90; Man buffer improperly formatted - wrong width
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:28:57 -0400

>> We should at least make this "auto adjust man width to match window
>> width" configurable, since (even if it were implemented correctly) it
>> doesn't necessarily do what the user wants.
> Man-width can be set to an integer.

Good point.  So let's default it to 80: this will bring back Emacs-21's
behavior and if people want the other one, they can set it to nil.


        Stefan
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