GNU bug report logs - #32536
displayed width of man pages

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: hw <hw <at> adminart.net>

Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 16:43:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Merged with 9385

Found in versions 23.3, 24.3

Fixed in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Full log

Message #45 received at 32536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: hw <hw <at> adminart.net>, 32536 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32536: displayed width of man pages
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 01:23:16 +0300

>> 1. In Man-mode we have to add hook window-size-change-functions only
>>     buffer-locally (using the arg LOCAL of add-hook) rather than globally,
>>     because otherwise we can't remove this hook when a Man buffer is
>>     not displayed anymore.
>
> I can't follow you here.  Shouldn't we remove the hook _when_ a Man
> buffer is not displayed anymore.  That is, when
> 'Man-window-size-change' detects that no Man buffer is displayed
> anymore, remove it from 'window-size-change-functions' and re-add it
> as soon as a Man buffer gets displayed again.

How to know the moment when a Man buffer gets displayed again?
Is there a corresponding hook for this event?
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 248 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.