From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,82dadb8a32a5cd0b X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,UTF8 Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!feeder1.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!216.196.110.149.MISMATCH!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!newsfeed.kamp.net!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.16.185.11.MISMATCH!npeer01.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.flashnewsgroups.com-b7.4zTQh5tI3A!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Emacs and long file names References: <755de929-67b4-4de6-8982-a0bfc43effc0@z15g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <82y6f88ztj.fsf@stephe-leake.org> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 03:35:38 -0400 Message-ID: <82vdab5d4l.fsf@stephe-leake.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (windows-nt) Cancel-Lock: sha1:er1Rqh5HZ8/RBqBC7VTCLmAAsbs= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@flashnewsgroups.com Organization: FlashNewsgroups.com X-Trace: 11dfa4bfccfb6e197caa731146 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11033 Date: 2010-05-26T03:35:38-04:00 List-Id: Adam Beneschan writes: > On May 24, 7:44 pm, Stephen Leake > wrote: >> Simon Wright writes: >> > I hadn't come across electric-buffer-list before; I use >> > mouse-buffer-menu, bound (not by me) to C-down-mouse-1. >> >> Ah; invoke electric-buffer-list. >> >> A little poking with the elisp debugger, and I found this variable: >> >> Buffer-menu-buffer+size-width is a variable defined in `buff-menu.el'. >> Its value is 26 >> >> Documentation: >> How wide to jointly make the buffer name and size columns. >> >> You can customize this variable. > > Thanks, that's very helpful. You're welcome. > I'll also think about your suggestion to allow myself a wider screen. > I think my reluctance has been a throwback to the old days when a lot > of printouts "printout"? what's a "printout"? :). Save a tree, and the fossil fuel needed to transport it, and/or the harsh chemicals used to recycle it. Electrons are recyclable; most other stuff really isn't. > were only allowed 80 columns, which is itself a throwback to the > number of characters on a Hollerith card. Here it's 2010 and my life > still revolves around Hollerith cards. Sigh....... (Then again, I'm > using a language that refuses to use square or curly brackets or some > other special characters in its syntax because they weren't available > on old punch-card machines.) That's not the _only_ reason, but it is part of it. > On the other hand, I probably won't be doing things Simon's way. I > kind of like being able to keep my hands in one place, rather than > having to move them to use some sort of rodent-like attachment. "rodent-like attachment"; that's perfect :). -- -- Stephe