Re: Gtk scrollbar: thumb too short

[Kim F. Storm]

huug <address@hidden> writes:

> Today, Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > huug <address@hidden> writes:
> > 
> >> > BTW, it is still on my to-do list to make the fringe glyphs user
> >> > customizable...
> >> 
> >> And its position too, I hope. 
> > 
> > Yes, I'm working on placing the fringe between the display margin
> > and the text area.
> > 
> >>                               Even if it was just a
> >>                               follow-scrollbar..
> > 
> > I don't understand.  What are you suggesting?
> 
> I want the glyphs in the right fringe, by the scrollbar. Less
> detraction in the center of vision..

Such a proposal was discussed more than a year ago:

If indicate-empty-lines was set to 'right, the empty line glyph would
be displayed in the right fringe.  IIRC, it was decided that it was an
unnecessary customization, but I don't recall who made that decision.

It would be trivial to add this, so what do others think about it?

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk