Re: fringe buffer-boundary bitmaps

[Juri Linkov]

>> Now what about adding to Emacs lighter-weight bitmaps proposed by Miles?
>
> Personally, I don't like these lighter bitmaps, but I wouldn't mind having
> them installed as an optional set if it can be done cleanly.
>
> The light-right-arrow doesn't work for me, as my fringes are only
> 9 pixels wide; if I replace 11 by nil it works.

As you can see in the definition of the light-right-arrow bitmap I sent
earlier, I already moved the image of this arrow on the original Miles'
definition 2 pixels to the left to fit into 9 pixel width.  Perhaps the
same result could be achieved when I replace 11 by nil.

>> I think lighter-weight bitmaps should be defined in Emacs, and there should
>> be an easy way (a customization option) to switch the whole set of bitmaps.
>
> Options -> Show/Hide -> Fringe ->  Indicator Style  ->  Normal | Light

Looks good to me.  I guess this can be done with a new customization option?

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Juri Linkov
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