From 8e420c09bcef1bf2a08b03deb74d5c663d898e33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan Mackenzie Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 14:32:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the use of left/right-margin-width in determining current margin width * doc/lispref/display.texi (Display-Margins): Clarify that left/right-margin-width can not be used to determine the current margin width, and that window-margins must be used instead. --- doc/lispref/display.texi | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi index 9eb406b3c6a..853f69fa330 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/display.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi @@ -4928,7 +4928,9 @@ means no right marginal area. Setting these variables does not immediately affect the window. These variables are checked when a new buffer is displayed in the window. Thus, you can make changes take effect by calling -@code{set-window-buffer}. +@code{set-window-buffer}. Do not use these variables to try to +determine the current width of the left or right margin. Instead, use +the function @code{window-margins}. You can also set the margin widths immediately. -- 2.39.5