Re: master 91418d27e9: Add new functions for computing character metrics for windows

[Stefan Monnier]

>> (e.g. because of hi-lock, goto-address-mode, you name it).
>> So you're saying that in practice most uses are "a mistake".
>
> That's not the use case this function supports.  It supports the use
> case where some Lisp program produces text under its control, and
> wants to know how much of the text can be put on a single screen line.

hi-lock and goto-address-mode are minor modes; they can apply just as
well to that "produced text under its control".

> The way it's exposed reflects the needs of the use cases it serves.

Oh well,


        Stefan