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To:     Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: git-gui: Long lines in commit message gets hidden, no scrollbar appears
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Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> writes:

> the old reasoning was, that you should not create commit messages
> which are too wide.

True, and that reasoning would justify hiding scrollbar when not
necessary to gain vertical space.  Can we arrange the scrollbar to
appear only when needed?