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@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ line by putting the 'display-line-numbers-disable' text property or
overlay property on the first character of that screen line. This is
intended for add-on packages that need a finer control of the display.
+Lisp programs that need to know how much screen estate is used up for
+line-number display in a window can use the new function
+'line-number-display-width'.
+
Linum mode and all similar packages are henceforth becoming obsolete.
Users and developers are encouraged to switch to this new feature
instead.