Re: [PATCH] Flymake Support Indicator Errors in Margin

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: bird <sbaugh@catern.com>
> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:44:15 +0000 (UTC)
> Cc: Elijah G <eg642616@gmail.com>, Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@janestreet.com>,
>       joaotavora@gmail.com, philipk@posteo.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> - I'm not sure whether or why this is even desirable in a TTY.
> 
>   The indicators duplicate information that's already communicated by
>   the face, so they're a minor benefit.  In a graphical frame, the
>   indicators are basically "free" in terms of visual space, since they
>   display in the fringe which already exists, so it's worth having them.
> 
>   But in a TTY, with the current patch, two columns of text in every
>   flymake buffer will be devoted to displaying these indicators, whether
>   they're currently needed or not.  That seems like too high a cost,
>   unless I'm missing something.

As long as this is an opt-in feature, I don't see this as a problem.

> - If it *is* desirable on a TTY, then the need to explicitly configure
>   it is unfortunate.

I tend to agree.  And not only on TTY frames: GUI frames can disable
fringes as well.