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diff --git a/itches/emacs/form-feed.md b/itches/emacs/form-feed.md index 3f0ca91..fd60dd4 100644 --- a/itches/emacs/form-feed.md +++ b/itches/emacs/form-feed.md @@ -50,20 +50,27 @@ This hypothetical thin-line display could be re-used by e.g.: - `eldoc-doc-buffer-separator`. -(See [emacs-devel][emacs-devel-thin-line] for a list of use-cases for -thin lines, form-feed-related or not.) - -Full disclosure -: This reflection started because moving over this underlined space - with `truncate-lines` on caused the screen to jump horizontally. - This specific problem was fixed without dragging FORM FEED display - into the discussion, but I feel like the latter is the more - interesting issue ([who on Earth] enables `truncate-lines` by - default anyway). +See [emacs-devel][emacs-devel-thin-line] for a list of use-cases for +thin lines, form-feed-related or not. [`page-break-lines`]: https://github.com/purcell/page-break-lines [junk]: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=41250#89 [emacs-devel-thin-line]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2019-05/msg00268.html + +## Incidental motivation + +This reflection started because moving over this underlined space with +`truncate-lines` on caused the screen to jump horizontally. This +specific problem was fixed without dragging FORM FEED display into the +discussion, but I feel like the latter is the more interesting issue +([who on Earth] enables `truncate-lines` by default anyway). + +Also `page-break-lines` breaks down in a couple of scenarios +(e.g. form feeds embedded in diffs shown in Gnus or Magit; somehow +vc-diff seems to fare better). Those could probably be fixed, but it +feels like effort would be better spent improving core, for the +reasons given above. + [who on Earth]: https://git.kevinlegouguec.net/dotfiles/tree/.emacs-custom.el ## Scratch pad |