# HG changeset patch # User Kim F. Storm # Date 1007220829 0 # Node ID 83a9052556eaca009f404f0ca43564d03a9504fe # Parent 0302528bddbce3af6c74f900e3316c71c381ff22 Setting left-fringe and rigth-fringe parameters to nil causes the default width to be used. diff -r 0302528bddbc -r 83a9052556ea etc/NEWS --- a/etc/NEWS Sat Dec 01 13:37:32 2001 +0000 +++ b/etc/NEWS Sat Dec 01 15:33:49 2001 +0000 @@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ Please send Emacs bug reports to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org. For older news, see the file ONEWS -Temporary note: +++ indicates that the appropriate manual -has already been updated. --- means no change in the manuals -is called for. +Temporary note: + +++ indicates that the appropriate manual has already been updated. + --- means no change in the manuals is called for. +When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or --- +so we will look at it + * Installation Changes in Emacs 21.3 @@ -24,8 +27,9 @@ The left and right fringe widths can now be controlled by setting the `left-fringe' and `right-fringe' frame parameters to an integer value -specifying the width in pixels. The default is 8 pixels. Setting the -width to 0 effectively removes the corresponding fringe. +specifying the width in pixels. Setting the width to 0 effectively +removes the corresponding fringe. + The actual fringe widths may deviate from the specified widths, since the combined fringe widths must match an integral number of columns. The extra width is distributed evenly between the left and right fringe. @@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ integer (if both widths are negative, only the left fringe gets the specified width). +Setting the width to nil (the default), restores the default fringe +width which is the minimum number of pixels necessary to display any +of the currently defined fringe bitmaps. The width of the built-in +fringe bitmaps is 8 pixels. + ** hide-ifdef-mode now uses overlays rather than selective-display to hide its text. This should be mostly transparent but slightly changes the behavior of motion commands line C-e and C-p.