GNU bug report logs - #4524
23.1.50; Fullscreen mode layout fixed (Reopen of bug#4363)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ulrich Neumerkel <ulrich <at> complang.tuwien.ac.at>

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:35:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
To: Ulrich Neumerkel <ulrich <at> complang.tuwien.ac.at>
Cc: 4524 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 4524-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
        emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#4524: 23.1.50; Fullscreen mode layout fixed (Reopen of bug#4363)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:41:07 +0100


Ulrich Neumerkel skrev 2009-11-14 20.18:
>> There is no no-mans-land for the Gtk-version of Emacs. This fixes it for the
>> Lucid-version:
>
> But there are other problems with the Gtk-version that causes me to
> use the --without-toolkit-scroll-bars option.
>
> I.e. you cannot do precise positioning.  Also you cannot undo precisely
> a page-next.  This is very useful, in particular if you are not sitting
> in front of the screen but helping someone out - using only the mouse.
>
> Here is a nice explanation of these features:
> http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/athena-scrollbars

This is something the people at Gtk+ decided, nothing Emacs can do about it.

	Jan D.
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