GNU bug report logs - #9084
24.0.50; displaying man pages splits the window and formats the text for the full width of the whole frame rather than for the width of the window the text is displayed in, which is only 1/2 the width of the frame

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Message #11 received at 9084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: lee <lee <at> yun.yagibdah.de>, 9084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9084: 24.0.50;	displaying man pages splits the window and
	formats the text for the	full width of the whole frame rather than for
	the width of the	window the text is displayed in,
	which is only 1/2 the width of	the frame
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:30:36 +0200

>> So this might be as simple as reversing the order in which things happen:
>> first splitting the frame automatically and then formatting the manual
>> page vs. formatting the manual page first and then splitting the frame.
> 
> Such reversing the order is implemented in http://debbugs.gnu.org/5054
> Maybe we should commit that now?

Sounds reasonable, yes.

martin

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