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bug#52183: (29.0.50; Empty space in the mode line if server-mode is acti
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#52183: (29.0.50; Empty space in the mode line if server-mode is active) |
Date: |
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:30:09 +0200 |
> From: Davide Masserut <dm@mssdvd.com>
> Cc: 52183@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:52:45 +0100
>
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > But that would defeat the purpose of that propertize, I think? So it
> > isn't the right solution. And we need to understand the root cause of
> > this anyway, before we devise a solution. If you did understand it,
> > please describe the details.
>
> Lars mentioned a bug but I wasn't able to find what he was referring to.
> Can you point me to the discussion about the alleged bug?
Lars meant the problem with putting the min-width display spec on
strings like %p, which generate C strings in the display code, and
therefore cannot affect their display by using the 'display' property.