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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 8e420c0: Clarify the use of left/right-margin-wid
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Alan Mackenzie |
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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 8e420c0: Clarify the use of left/right-margin-width in determining current margin width |
Date: |
Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:34:42 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: emacs-26
commit 8e420c09bcef1bf2a08b03deb74d5c663d898e33
Author: Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden>
Commit: Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden>
Clarify the use of left/right-margin-width in determining current margin
width
* doc/lispref/display.texi (Display-Margins): Clarify that
left/right-margin-width can not be used to determine the current margin
width,
and that window-margins must be used instead.
---
doc/lispref/display.texi | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
index 9eb406b..853f69f 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi
@@ -4928,7 +4928,9 @@ means no right marginal area.
Setting these variables does not immediately affect the window. These
variables are checked when a new buffer is displayed in the window.
Thus, you can make changes take effect by calling
-@code{set-window-buffer}.
+@code{set-window-buffer}. Do not use these variables to try to
+determine the current width of the left or right margin. Instead, use
+the function @code{window-margins}.
You can also set the margin widths immediately.
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