commit 1d51cbd30432696e984c967f5fa7763eda7fa4b3
parent 78d00b84b6590e172c203becf094653d490e824a
Author: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:29:30 +0200
Get hype about ERC 5.6
Dear F. Jason Park,
Ta muchly.
Péniblec
Diffstat:
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/itches/emacs/tracker.org b/itches/emacs/tracker.org
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@ like it's not too hard to implement?
Ideally Emacs's builtin =sasl.el= should be reused; that would let ERC
support better SASL mechanisms than =PLAIN=.
-**** TODO Make timestamps robust vs window width changes
+**** +Make timestamps robust vs window width changes+
+*Solved in 5.6 with ~erc-fill-wrap~.*
+
The =:align-to= spec for right timestamps inserts a fixed number of
spaces, so resizing windows messes up their display. Eg. moving a
frame from one monitor to a smaller one, lines get wrapped
diff --git a/reviews/emacs/hype.org b/reviews/emacs/hype.org
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
Emacs's NEWS files are useful as a searchable reference, but they can
be overwhelming as an entry point. In this file, I'm keeping track of
the changes /I/ am excited about.
+* 30
+** ERC
+*** ~visual-line-mode~ integration
+In previous versions, I would take =fill= off ~erc-modules~ and enable
+~visual-line-mode~ in order to get reflowable windows; this would [[file:~/memory-leaks/itches/emacs/tracker.org::*+Make timestamps robust vs window width changes+][mess
+with right-aligned timestamps]], however.
+
+As of ERC 5.6, setting ~erc-fill-function~ to ~'erc-fill-wrap~ enables
+~visual-line-mode~ and sets up all sorts of =line-prefix=,
+=wrap-prefix= & margin trickery to (a) align nicks and messages (b)
+make messages reflowable (c) keep timestamps firmly stuck to the right
+margin.
* 29
** =:core= promotions
A couple of ELPA packages have moved to emacs.git, making them
