The return value is an approximation: it only considers the values
returned by @code{char-width} for the constituent characters, always
takes a tab character as taking @code{tab-width} columns, ignores
-display properties and fonts, etc. For these reasons, we recommend to
-use @code{window-text-pixel-size}, described below, instead.
+display properties and fonts, etc. For these reasons, we recommend
+using @code{window-text-pixel-size}, described below, instead.
@end defun
@defun truncate-string-to-width string width &optional start-column padding ellipsis ellipsis-text-property
+++
** 'string-width' now accepts two optional arguments FROM and TO.
-This allows to calculate the width of a substring without consing a
+This allows calculating the width of a substring without consing a
new string.
+++