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Variable ediff-auto-refine doesn't always default to "on"

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk>
Subject: bug#63318: closed (Re: bug#63318: Variable ediff-auto-refine
 doesn't always default to "on")
Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 14:03:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#63318: Variable ediff-auto-refine doesn't always default to "on"

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 63318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk>
Cc: 63318-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#63318: Variable ediff-auto-refine doesn't always default to
 "on"
Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 17:02:14 +0300

> Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 11:26:47 +0100 (BST)
> From: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk>
> cc: 63318 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Why doesn't Ediff turn on ediff-auto-refine for all terminals?
> > AFAICT, it only needs faces (basically, colors), and we support that
> > on all terminals nowadays?  So I think we should simply change the
> > default value (which will also solve bug#63317).  Or what am I
> > missing?
> 
> I assumed that this complication was present because there exist displays on which auto-refinement isn’t desirable.
> 
> If that’s no-longer the case, then great, simplifying the default to always be “on” certainly sounds like the best way to go to me.  Attached is a patch to do that instead.

Thanks, installed on the master branch (after applying the necessary
fix).

Closing the bug.

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From: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver <at> mavit.org.uk>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Variable ediff-auto-refine doesn't always default to "on"
Date: Fri, 5 May 2023 21:21:50 +0100 (BST)

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Severity: minor
Tags: patch

Document that variable ediff-auto-refine doesn't always default to "on".

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Peter Oliver

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