GNU bug report logs - #41531
27.0.91; Better handle asynchronous eldoc backends

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Reported by: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 17:05:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.91

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Andrii Kolomoiets <andreyk.mad <at> gmail.com>, João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>
Cc: mvoteiza <at> udel.edu, 41531 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#41531: 28.0.50; proper Eldoc async support
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 21:22:00 +0300

On 04.06.2020 19:20, Andrii Kolomoiets wrote:
> 3. That IMO useless "...truncated, see*help*  buffer" message is moved
> to Eldoc.  Do we really need to show this message every time?  That one
> last line can be used to show additional documentation.

The truncation can be indicated as ellipsis at the end of the (first) 
line. Maybe ellipsis in parentheses (...).

Whether to use multiple lines of not, seems like individual preference.
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