Bug is still present in 23.4+1-4ubuntu1 in raring ringtail. Please release fix for that too.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to emacs23 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059633 Title: Emacs 'Ediff' Window Shrinks Horizontally To One Column Wide Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “emacs23” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “emacs24” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “compiz” source package in Precise: Invalid Status in “emacs23” source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in “emacs24” source package in Precise: Invalid Status in “compiz” source package in Raring: Invalid Status in “emacs23” source package in Raring: Confirmed Status in “emacs24” source package in Raring: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] Emacs users can't access the help screen for the ediff tool. [Test case] (For non emacsy people) Run emacs in a graphical environment Menu option: Tools->Compare->Two Buffers ENTER and ENTER to the two questions prompted A new window, 'Ediff', opens and contains the text "Type ? for help" In the 'Ediff' window, type the character '?', This is supposed to display helpful info on the ediff commands If broken: Ediff window will expand, then shrink horizontally to one character wide Grabbing the frame and resizing will cause the shrinking behavior to repeat If fixed: Ediff window will expand and show the contents of the help [Regression potential] It could be that some other graphical environment relies on the bug being present, working around it in a way that if it's not present anymore, the window resizing will break there. The current patch is tested for Unity and Cinnamon, and has been taken from the fix already applied upstream. [Original description] Unlike previously reported bug #941790, this bug involves a horizontal shrinkage to one column wide (multiple rows), and is still present in GNU Emacs 23.3.1. Resizing the window isn't a work-around, as the window immediately shrinks again. The behavior is observed as follows: Run ediff-buffers A new window, 'Ediff', opens and contains the text "Type ? for hlep" In the 'Ediff' window, type the character '?', This is supposed to display helpful info on the ediff commands Ediff window will expand, then shrink horizontally to one character wide Grabbing the frame and reszing will cause the shrinking behavior to repeat Releveant packages / versions: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS GNU Emacs 23.3.1 Unity 5.16.0-0ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1059633/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
