Re: [Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r103444: * lisp/facemenu.el (list-colors-display): Use with-help-window (Bug#8048).

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Chong Yidong <address@hidden>
> Cc: martin rudalics <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:42:55 -0500
> 
> >> But for one minor detail.  `list-colors-print' produces output of the
> >> form
> >>
> >> ghost white               ghost white, GhostWhite               #f8f8ff
> >>
> >> where the number of color aliases listed in the middle is currently
> >> adjusted according to the actual window width.
> >
> > Couldn't you try adding more aliases until the gap between the color
> > name on the left and the first alias in the middle is small enough?
> > You could use current-column to measure the gap.  Would that work?
> 
> Are you referring to checking current-column using Lisp code in the
> display spec?

Not in the display spec, just current-column.

> (Remember, we don't know what's the limiting column when
> generating the buffer; we only find out at redisplay time.)

AFAIK, current-column and indent-to-column work without displaying as
well.