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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/display.texi | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/indent.c | 3 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi index afd09cfb330..fbdd810247d 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/display.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi @@ -2053,8 +2053,9 @@ This function returns the width used for displaying the line numbers in the selected window. Optional argument @var{pixelwise}, if non-@code{nil}, means return the value in pixels; otherwise the value is returned in column units of the font defined for the -@code{line-number} face. If line numbers are not displayed in the -selected window, the value is zero. Use @code{with-selected-window} +@code{line-number} face, and doesn't include the 2 columns used to pad +the numbers. If line numbers are not displayed in the selected +window, the value is zero. Use @code{with-selected-window} (@pxref{Selecting Windows}) if you need this information about another window. @end defun diff --git a/src/indent.c b/src/indent.c index be8676600a5..a3e9b5b0b9a 100644 --- a/src/indent.c +++ b/src/indent.c @@ -1993,7 +1993,8 @@ DEFUN ("line-number-display-width", Fline_number_display_width, doc: /* Return the width used for displaying line numbers in the selected window. If optional argument PIXELWISE is non-nil, return the width in pixels, otherwise return the width in columns of the face used to display -line numbers, `line-number'. */) +line numbers, `line-number'. Note that in the latter case, the value +doesn't include the 2 columns used for padding the numbers. */) (Lisp_Object pixelwise) { int width, pixel_width; |