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Setting left-fringe and rigth-fringe parameters to nil causes the default width to be used.
author Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
date Sat, 01 Dec 2001 15:33:49 +0000
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3 See the end for copying conditions. 3 See the end for copying conditions.
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5 Please send Emacs bug reports to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. 5 Please send Emacs bug reports to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org.
6 For older news, see the file ONEWS 6 For older news, see the file ONEWS
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12 so we will look at it
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12 * Installation Changes in Emacs 21.3 15 * Installation Changes in Emacs 21.3
13 16
14 ** Emacs now supports new configure options `--program-prefix', 17 ** Emacs now supports new configure options `--program-prefix',
15 `--program-suffix' and `--program-transform-name' that affect the names of 18 `--program-suffix' and `--program-transform-name' that affect the names of
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23 ** Controlling the left and right fringe widths. 26 ** Controlling the left and right fringe widths.
24 27
25 The left and right fringe widths can now be controlled by setting the 28 The left and right fringe widths can now be controlled by setting the
26 `left-fringe' and `right-fringe' frame parameters to an integer value 29 `left-fringe' and `right-fringe' frame parameters to an integer value
27 specifying the width in pixels. The default is 8 pixels. Setting the 30 specifying the width in pixels. Setting the width to 0 effectively
28 width to 0 effectively removes the corresponding fringe. 31 removes the corresponding fringe.
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29 The actual fringe widths may deviate from the specified widths, since 33 The actual fringe widths may deviate from the specified widths, since
30 the combined fringe widths must match an integral number of columns. 34 the combined fringe widths must match an integral number of columns.
31 The extra width is distributed evenly between the left and right fringe. 35 The extra width is distributed evenly between the left and right fringe.
32 For force a specific fringe width, specify the width as a negative 36 For force a specific fringe width, specify the width as a negative
33 integer (if both widths are negative, only the left fringe gets the 37 integer (if both widths are negative, only the left fringe gets the
34 specified width). 38 specified width).
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40 Setting the width to nil (the default), restores the default fringe
41 width which is the minimum number of pixels necessary to display any
42 of the currently defined fringe bitmaps. The width of the built-in
43 fringe bitmaps is 8 pixels.
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36 ** hide-ifdef-mode now uses overlays rather than selective-display 45 ** hide-ifdef-mode now uses overlays rather than selective-display
37 to hide its text. This should be mostly transparent but slightly 46 to hide its text. This should be mostly transparent but slightly
38 changes the behavior of motion commands line C-e and C-p. 47 changes the behavior of motion commands line C-e and C-p.
39 48