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revision 1.44 by lute, Sun Feb 6 13:16:57 2005 UTC revision 1.45 by rms, Wed Feb 16 09:51:37 2005 UTC
# Line 544  character that indicates continuation. Line 544  character that indicates continuation.
544  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
545  Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want.  Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want.
546    
 @vindex truncate-lines  
547  @cindex truncation  @cindex truncation
548  @cindex line truncation, and fringes  @cindex line truncation, and fringes
549    As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by    As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by
550  @dfn{truncation}.  This means that all the characters that do not fit  @dfn{truncation}.  This means that all the characters that do not fit
551  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{$}
552  remain in the buffer, temporarily invisible.  On terminals, @samp{$}  in the last column or a small straight arrow in the fringe to the
553  in the last column informs you that the line has been truncated on the  right of the window indicates a truncated line.
 display.  On window systems, a small straight arrow in the fringe to  
 the right of the window indicates a truncated line.  
554    
555  @findex toggle-truncate-lines    @xref{Display Custom}, for more information about line truncation,
556    Truncation instead of continuation happens whenever horizontal  and other variables that affect how text is displayed.
 scrolling is in use, and optionally in all side-by-side windows  
 (@pxref{Windows}).  You can enable or disable truncation for a  
 particular buffer with the command @kbd{M-x toggle-truncate-lines}.  
   
   @xref{Display Custom}, for additional variables that affect how text is  
 displayed.  
557    
558  @node Position Info  @node Position Info
559  @section Cursor Position Information  @section Cursor Position Information

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