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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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Juri Linkov'" <juri <at> jurta.org>, "'lee'" <lee <at> yun.yagibdah.de>
Cc: 9084 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9084: 24.0.50; displaying man pages splits the window and formats the text forthe	full width of the whole frame rather than for the width ofthe	window the text is displayed in, which is only 1/2 thewidth of	the frame
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 06:12:12 -0700

> `Man-frame-parameters' is ignored unless `Man-notify-method' is set
> to the value `newframe'.  However, I don't know how the users
> who prefer to set `pop-up-frames' to a non-nil value
> specify the width of the manpage's frame
> (when `Man-notify-method' is not `newframe')?

Dunno either what they all use, but:

* When `pop-up-frames' is non-nil, other-window commands etc. use another frame.
So a value such as the default `friendly' will anyway use another frame.

* Personally, I use non-nil `pop-up-frames' and `friendly' for
`Man-notify-method', and nil for `Man-frame-parameters'.  But I also
automatically fit the frame (fit-frame.el, autofit-frame.el).
`Man-frame-parameters' is not needed if you automatically fit the frame.

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