GNU bug report logs - #7004
23.2; In fullscreen mode, the echo area takes too much vertical space

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:13:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 15046

Found in versions 23.2, 24.3.50

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
To: 7004 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7004: 23.2; In fullscreen mode, the echo area takes too much vertical space
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:55:02 +0100
Hi there,

One question: This bug was closed by Jan, claiming there was no bug
(see mail bellow), but after that Stefan said it was, and there was a
debate about how to solve it.

So, given that the problem is still unsolved, shouldn't it be kept
open? (I see it as "resolved" in the bug tracker)


On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 11:00, GNU bug Tracking System
<help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> Your bug report
>
> #7004: 23.2; In fullscreen mode, the echo area takes too much vertical space
>
> 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 7004 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.
>
> --
> 7004: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7004
> GNU Bug Tracking System
> Contact help-debbugs <at> gnu.org with problems
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Jan Djärv" <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>
> To: Dani Moncayo <dmoncayo <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:01:23 +0200
> Subject: Re: bug#7004: 23.2; In fullscreen mode, the echo area takes too much vertical space
> Please do not post in html.
>
> From your picture:
> The height of tool bar + menu bar is 73 pixels.
> Your font height is 17 pixels.
>
> (1024 - 73)/17 = 55.94117
>
> The remnant (0.94117) is just wasted space, no whole line can be made to fit in to it so it shows up at the botton as unused space.  Any window height that isn't an integral of the font height will show like this.
>
> There is no bug here,
>
>        Jan D.
>


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Dani Moncayo



-- 
Dani Moncayo




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