GNU bug report logs - #56393
Actually fix the long lines display bug

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: gregory <at> heytings.org, larsi <at> gnus.org, 56393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#56393: Actually fix the long lines display bug
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:58:18 +0300

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> CC: "larsi <at> gnus.org" <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
>         "56393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org"
> 	<56393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2022 14:25:12 +0000
> 
> > narrow-mode (ab)uses a feature in a way that...
> 
> If this is really about long-lines display, could
> you please consider not using a name such as
> `auto-narrow-mode' or `narrow-mode' for this?

auto-narrow-mode actually narrows the buffer.

> If the reason for narrowing is only to carry out
> or enable some other action/behavior/feature (e.g.
> something to do with long-lines display?) then
> maybe put that in the name, without `narrow'?
> 
> Will users look for this mode when they want to
> narrow a buffer for some reason?  Or is this just
> something that has to be done in order to effect
> something else - a precondition/dependency?
> 
> IOW, is this the best name, for users?  What will
> a user looking for functions for narrowing think
> when coming across `narrow-mode'?  If this isn't
> something users will generally use for narrowing
> a buffer then at least please make that clear in
> the doc string.

These questions are IMO premature, since the feature is under
development and is not even on master yet.  Hold your horses.

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