GNU bug report logs - #9959
24.0.90; `count-words' command from a narrowed buffer

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 10:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.0.90

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
To: 9959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9959: 24.0.90; `count-words' command from a narrowed buffer
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:39:06 -0700

On 11/6/11 8:34 AM, Drew Adams wrote:

> Or maybe both counts could be shown, making it a bit clearer what the info is?
> "Buffer (restriction): 1135 (112) lines, 6894 (673) words, 70452 (6074) chars".
> And in that case, maybe "Buffer (narrowed)..." would be better.  Another
> possibility (shorter):
>
>   Narrowed/total: 112/1135 lines, 673/6894 words, 6074/70452 chars

If I've narrowed a very large buffer to a small region, I am not interested in
the counts for the entire buffer nor willing to wait for them.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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