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Clarifying the difference between fringe bitmaps and XBM images

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Clément Pit-Claudel <cpitclaudel <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#40784: closed (Re: bug#40784: Clarifying the difference
 between fringe bitmaps and XBM images)
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:00:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#40784: Clarifying the difference between fringe bitmaps and XBM images

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 40784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Clément Pit-Claudel <cpitclaudel <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 40784-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40784: Clarifying the difference between fringe bitmaps and
 XBM images
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:59:31 +0300

> Cc: 40784 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Clément Pit-Claudel <cpitclaudel <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:44:13 -0400
> 
> > If so, then why do we need to mention this in the doc string?  Won't
> > the manual be enough?  It is strange to mention just this factoid in
> > the doc strings, when one can shoot themselves in the foot with
> > bitmapped images in many exciting ways.
> 
> The docstrings are usually good enough that I seldom read the manuals :/
> Having a brief warning in the docstring is useful in that case.  But I'm happy to yield to your judgement.

Thanks, I've updated the manual with this caveat.

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From: Clément Pit-Claudel <cpitclaudel <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Clarifying the difference between fringe bitmaps and XBM images
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 17:52:23 -0400

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Hi all,

I was experimenting with XBM images today and it took me a while to realize that the bits in XBM and fringe bitmaps are not in the same order.  The attached patch attempts to highlight this.

Cheers,
Clément.

[0001-Point-out-the-difference-in-bit-order-between-fringe.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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