GNU bug report logs - #47673
Absurdly long input field in Customize

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 13:21:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 47673 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: 47673 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47673: Absurdly long input field in Customize
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:02:07 +0200
scame <laszlomail <at> protonmail.com> writes:

> See attached pic.  The value is a number, does it really need this
> unsightly long input field?

It's just how all text input in Customize works -- it's a non-editable
buffer, but it makes these bits writeable by using a lot of magic behind
the scenes.

So it'll just have to be that way until somebody reimplements Customize
completely, and I'm closing this bug report.

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