GNU bug report logs - #7845
24.0.50; doc string of `fill-region'

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:12:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed

Found in version 24.0.50

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

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 24.0.50; doc string of `fill-region'
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:19:02 -0800

"Ordinarily the variable `fill-column' controls the width."
 
What is "ordinarily" - or rather, when does `fill-column' not control
the width?  Is there some other way to control the width (other than
binding or setting `fill-column')?  The Emacs manual (node `Fill
Commands') seems to confirm that playing with `fill-column' is the
(only) way to control the width.
 

In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2011-01-03 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/imagesupport/include'
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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7845 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7845: 24.0.50; doc string of `fill-region'
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:43:18 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> "Ordinarily the variable `fill-column' controls the width."
>
> What is "ordinarily" - or rather, when does `fill-column' not control
> the width?  Is there some other way to control the width (other than
> binding or setting `fill-column')?  The Emacs manual (node `Fill
> Commands') seems to confirm that playing with `fill-column' is the
> (only) way to control the width.

I've now removed the "Ordinarily".

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen'" <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 7845 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#7845: 24.0.50; doc string of `fill-region'
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 16:51:59 -0700

> I've now removed the "Ordinarily".

OK by me.  That removes the unclearness.

I have no idea whether something important was meant by the addition of
"ordinarily".  If no one speaks up you can close this bug as far as I am
concerned.  Thx.
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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 7845 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7845: 24.0.50; doc string of `fill-region'
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:56:36 +0200

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> I have no idea whether something important was meant by the addition of
> "ordinarily".  If no one speaks up you can close this bug as far as I am
> concerned.  Thx.

I read through the code, and I couldn't see anything that would make
`fill-column' not used.  But if somebody knows different, please say
so.  :-)

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