GNU bug report logs - #57412
Could we make linum.el obsolete?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:09:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 57412 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Colin Baxter <m43cap <at> yandex.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 57412 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#57412: Could we make linum.el obsolete?
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:20:32 +0100

>>>>> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

    > Severity: wishlist Is there any reason to keep linum.el around any
    > longer, or could it be marked obsolete in favor of
    > `display-line-numbers-mode'?

    > Given our obsoletion policy, it would still be around for another
    > decade, which should give users plenty of time to adapt.


Please do not obsolete this. I do not like display-line-numbers-mode,
preferring line numbers in the margin. There must be other users
similarly inclined.

I do not understand this need to obsolete packages that perform
perfectly well. Emacs often has multiple ways of achieving the same
outcome, which is surely a positive.

Best wishes,
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