GNU bug report logs - #36587
list-buffers' docstring should mention Buffer-menu-name-width lifesaver

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 01:24:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 36587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36587: list-buffers' docstring should mention Buffer-menu-name-width lifesaver
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 06:33:39 +0200

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org> writes:

> (info "(emacs) List Buffers") and list-buffers's docsrting should
> mention:
>
> If you often have longer buffer names truncated [so much so that they
> even become identical], be sure to set a higher value for
> Buffer-menu-name-width.

I mentioned the column width variables in `buffer-menu' instead (which
that command links to) on the trunk now.

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