GNU bug report logs - #4318
23.1; trouble indenting looooong lines with visual-line-mode

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Message #19 received at 4318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, gottlieb <at> nyu.edu,
	4318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4318: 23.1;
	trouble indenting looooong lines with visual-line-mode
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:26:16 -0400

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> The problem seems to be that `visual-line-mode' breaks long lines after
>> any white space -- even if the white space begins the line.  That
>> doesn't seem optimal, I think.
>
> The extra line stands for the space that is not shown.  If you place
> the cursor on that "empty line" and type "C-x =", you will see that
> point is before the space character, not before newline.
>
> So I think visual-line-mode (a.k.a. "word wrap") behaves correctly.

It's different from what other word-wrapping editors do, so I think this
should be considered a bug.

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