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authorKaroly Lorentey2005-02-19 00:06:48 +0000
committerKaroly Lorentey2005-02-19 00:06:48 +0000
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@@ -544,25 +544,16 @@ character that indicates continuation.
544a line gets too long. Continuation on the screen does not do that. Use 544a line gets too long. Continuation on the screen does not do that. Use
545Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want. 545Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want.
546 546
547@vindex truncate-lines
548@cindex truncation 547@cindex truncation
549@cindex line truncation, and fringes 548@cindex line truncation, and fringes
550 As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by 549 As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by
551@dfn{truncation}. This means that all the characters that do not fit 550@dfn{truncation}. This means that all the characters that do not fit
552in the width of the screen or window do not appear at all. They 551in the width of the screen or window do not appear at all. @samp{$}
553remain in the buffer, temporarily invisible. On terminals, @samp{$} 552in the last column or a small straight arrow in the fringe to the
554in the last column informs you that the line has been truncated on the 553right of the window indicates a truncated line.
555display. On window systems, a small straight arrow in the fringe to 554
556the right of the window indicates a truncated line. 555 @xref{Display Custom}, for more information about line truncation,
557 556and other variables that affect how text is displayed.
558@findex toggle-truncate-lines
559 Truncation instead of continuation happens whenever horizontal
560scrolling is in use, and optionally in all side-by-side windows
561(@pxref{Windows}). You can enable or disable truncation for a
562particular buffer with the command @kbd{M-x toggle-truncate-lines}.
563
564 @xref{Display Custom}, for additional variables that affect how text is
565displayed.
566 557
567@node Position Info 558@node Position Info
568@section Cursor Position Information 559@section Cursor Position Information