GNU bug report logs - #59491
29.0.50; [PATCH] Mode-line elements too wide in some VC buffers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Gabriel <gabriel376 <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:59:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 29.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Gabriel <gabriel376 <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 59491 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#59491: 29.0.50; [PATCH] Mode-line elements too wide in some VC buffers
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:14:25 +0200

> From: Gabriel <gabriel376 <at> hotmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:58:25 -0300
> 
> For Git, a better option would be to use a "short revision" (by default
> the first 7 characters of the "long revision")

AFAIR, just taking the first 7 characters is not safe; you need to ask Git.
But maybe for this purpose taking 7 would be enough?

> Another option would be to allow the user to format how the VC-Annotate
> buffer name is displayed (and optionally also the
> `vc-parent-buffer-name').  See attached patches.

That sounds like overkill to me.

Let's see what Dmitry thinks about this.

Thanks.
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