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maybe implement CTRL++ to zoom text

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Message #154 received at 28182 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>,
 Tak Kunihiro <homeros.misasa <at> gmail.com>, 28182 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#28182: maybe implement CTRL++ to zoom text
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 02:24:36 +0200

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Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I took a look at the manual, it says:
>
>        Some mice have a “wheel” which can be used for scrolling.  Emacs
>     supports scrolling windows with the mouse wheel, by default, on most
>     graphical displays.  There is also support for increasing or decreasing
>     the height of the default face, by default bound to scrolling with the
>     <Ctrl> modifier.  To toggle this feature, use ‘M-x mouse-wheel-mode’.
>     The variables ‘mouse-wheel-follow-mouse’ and ‘mouse-wheel-scroll-amount’
>     determine where and by how much buffers are scrolled.  The variable
>     ‘mouse-wheel-progressive-speed’ determines whether the scroll speed is
>     linked to how fast you move the wheel.
>
> That read to me like 'M-x mouse-wheel-mode' is concerned with enabling
> the face increase/decrease feature. Should that bit be moved to the
> end of the paragraph?

I think you're right that it could be more clear.  Patch attached.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

[0001-Clarify-mouse-commands-section-in-manual.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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