GNU bug report logs - #33043
27.0.50; wishlist: rcirc should allow truncation of visible URLs

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Message #25 received at 33043 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: 33043 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dme <at> dme.org
Subject: Re: bug#33043: [PATCH v1 1/1] Support for the truncation of displayed
 URLs
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:54:17 +0300

> From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:38:04 +0100
> Cc: 33043 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > I didn't know about url-truncate-url-for-viewing, no other reason.
> >
> > I'd be happy with your change, but note that it will always truncate
> > URLs that are wider than the current frame - there is no way to have no
> > truncation take place.
> >
> > If a user is most familiar with something like ffap to open URLs then
> > this is unfortunate - ffap doesn't see the full URL in the buffer.
> 
> Sorry, that was an oversight.  Here's how the last patch can be patched
> to support the default of no truncation:

If you two are in agreement wrt what should be installed, I'd need a
full changeset from Basil to push.

Thanks.

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