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bug#12866: 24.3.50; (elisp) `%-Constructs': padded with spaces to the ri
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#12866: 24.3.50; (elisp) `%-Constructs': padded with spaces to the right or left? |
Date: |
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:55:20 -0800 |
> > The padding for %l (in the mode line) is what this bug
> > report is about. AFAICT, the padding is put on the left.
> > Do you see something different from that?
>
> The bug report contrasted the documentation with what the code does.
> I pointed out that the documentation is only correct as far as string
> formatting is concerned, but is incorrect wrt numerical formats, which
> indeed pad on the left. Hopefully, this will help you know the truth,
> and will help someone to fix the documentation.
OK, good. I guess you are confirming the bug wrt %l (and other numeric
formats). Thx.