GNU bug report logs - #47712
27.1; Provide `string-display-width` function, which takes properties into account, `substring-width`

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:17:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
Cc: 47712 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47712: 27.1; Provide `string-display-width` function, which takes properties into account, `substring-width`
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:26:41 +0300

> From: Daniel Mendler <mail <at> daniel-mendler.de>
> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:16:13 +0200
> 
> Provide a `string-display-width' function, which computes the
> `string-width', but takes invisible display properties into account.
> This function is often needed by packages.

We already have window-text-pixel-size; doesn't it fit the bill?  If
not, why not?
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