change of behavior in master: numbers on multiline equation are to extreme right

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 11:01:36PM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> Le 14/09/2020 à 22:11, Scott Kostyshak a écrit :
> > Attached is an example. On 2.3.x, the numbers are not that far away from
> > the equation. On master, they are to the far right. I'm not sure which
> > behavior I prefer. I think if I'm using a large screen, the distance
> > between the equations and the numbers would bother me. However, I'm
> > guessing that this change is due to a fix (maybe the one about equation
> > labels intersecting things?), and once the feature request about setting
> > margins is implemented, that will allow some customization of this. So
> > I'm fine with the change, but I just wanted to make sure it was indeed
> > intended.
> 
> What happens is more subtle: now, the numbers are not drawn as  part of the
> inset anymore, and the equation is thus properly centered. Additionally, if
> you make the window narrow enough, you will see that some space is added
> between different lines of eqnarray for the labels (like LaTeX does).
> 
> So it is a feature. Indeed, if you have insanely long text line (remember
> the doctor says 75 character per line), the equation number will be insanely
> far away :)
> 
> Note that nothing of the sort has been done for previews.
> 
> Seriously, I am taker of any ideas to improve the result (except adding a
> new preference to limit the position of the numbers, of course).

Thanks for the explanation. That sounds like a nice improvement. I'm not
sure of how to improve things with the new implementation. As referenced
above, if we someday implement margins, then that might take care of
things for people with preferences like mine. In the mean time, I think
I will get used to the new behavior. There's not really a reason for me
to look at the line numbers anyway. I just have to convince my eyes of
that.

Scott
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