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a line gets too long. Continuation on the screen does not do that. Use |
a line gets too long. Continuation on the screen does not do that. Use |
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Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want. |
Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want. |
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@cindex truncation |
@cindex truncation |
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@cindex line truncation, and fringes |
@cindex line truncation, and fringes |
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As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by |
As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by |
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@dfn{truncation}. This means that all the characters that do not fit |
@dfn{truncation}. This means that all the characters that do not fit |
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in the width of the screen or window do not appear at all. They |
in the width of the screen or window do not appear at all. @samp{$} |
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remain in the buffer, temporarily invisible. On terminals, @samp{$} |
in the last column or a small straight arrow in the fringe to the |
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in the last column informs you that the line has been truncated on the |
right of the window indicates a truncated line. |
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@findex toggle-truncate-lines |
@xref{Display Custom}, for more information about line truncation, |
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Truncation instead of continuation happens whenever horizontal |
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(@pxref{Windows}). You can enable or disable truncation for a |
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@xref{Display Custom}, for additional variables that affect how text is |
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@node Position Info |
@node Position Info |
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@section Cursor Position Information |
@section Cursor Position Information |