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Subject: Re: geometry problems
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From: Mark Borges <mdb@cdc.noaa.gov>
Date: 12 Feb 1997 16:01:01 -0700
In-Reply-To: Raymond Toy's message of Wed, 12 Feb 1997 17:29:20 -0500
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>> On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 17:29:20 -0500,
>> Raymond Toy(rt) wrote:
>>>>>> "Kyle" == Kyle Jones <kyle_jones@wonderworks.com> writes:
Kyle> Vladimir Ivanovic writes:
>>> XEmacs itself doesn't do the right thing.
>>> 
>>> * The 80th character is needlessly wrapped on a line when
>>> `frame-width' returns 80.

Kyle> Not needlessly.  Suppose the last character on a line happens to
Kyle> the same as the line continuation character?  Is the line

rt> But the line continuation character is a little arrow which isn't a
rt> typical character.

hey, how do you get that arrow on a tty? i can't see it on mine ;-)

seriously, i occasionally fire up xemacs within an xterm using `-nw',
(where the continuation char is \) and i see Kyle's point.

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  -mb-

