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bug#57412: Could we make linum.el obsolete?
From: |
Colin Baxter |
Subject: |
bug#57412: Could we make linum.el obsolete? |
Date: |
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:00:40 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>>>>> Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru> writes:
> On 26.08.2022 11:20, Colin Baxter wrote:
>>>>>>> Stefan Kangas<stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:
>> > Severity: wishlist Is there any reason to keep linum.el around
>> any > longer, or could it be marked obsolete in favor of >
>> `display-line-numbers-mode'? > Given our obsoletion policy, it
>> would still be around for another > decade, which should give
>> users plenty of time to adapt. Please do not obsolete this. I do
>> not like display-line-numbers-mode, preferring line numbers in
>> the margin. There must be other users similarly inclined.
> Have you tried nlinum-mode from GNU ELPA? I hear it has better
> performance and apparently fewer bugs.
>> I do not understand this need to obsolete packages that perform
>> perfectly well. Emacs often has multiple ways of achieving the
>> same outcome, which is surely a positive.
> It's good to reduce the volume of code we have to support over
> time.
> It would also help people land on a faster and better supported
> alternative.
Yes, I understand that and agree. From my perspective, I am disappointed
that candidates for obsolescence seem to be chosen from libraries that
are useful and not from morse, zone and the like.
Best wishes,
bug#57412: Could we make linum.el obsolete?, Drew Adams, 2022/08/26