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@section How Text Is Displayed |
@section How Text Is Displayed |
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@cindex characters (in text) |
@cindex characters (in text) |
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ASCII printing characters (octal codes 040 through 0176) in Emacs |
@acronym{ASCII} printing characters (octal codes 040 through 0176) in Emacs |
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buffers are displayed with their graphics, as are non-ASCII multibyte |
buffers are displayed with their graphics, as are non-ASCII multibyte |
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printing characters (octal codes above 0400). |
printing characters (octal codes above 0400). |
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Some ASCII control characters are displayed in special ways. The |
Some @acronym{ASCII} control characters are displayed in special ways. The |
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newline character (octal code 012) is displayed by starting a new line. |
newline character (octal code 012) is displayed by starting a new line. |
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The tab character (octal code 011) is displayed by moving to the next |
The tab character (octal code 011) is displayed by moving to the next |
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tab stop column (normally every 8 columns). |
tab stop column (normally every 8 columns). |
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Other ASCII control characters are normally displayed as a caret |
Other @acronym{ASCII} control characters are normally displayed as a caret |
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(@samp{^}) followed by the non-control version of the character; thus, |
(@samp{^}) followed by the non-control version of the character; thus, |
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control-A is displayed as @samp{^A}. |
control-A is displayed as @samp{^A}. |
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Non-ASCII characters 0200 through 0237 (octal) are displayed with |
Non-@acronym{ASCII} characters 0200 through 0237 (octal) are displayed with |
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octal escape sequences; thus, character code 0230 (octal) is displayed |
octal escape sequences; thus, character code 0230 (octal) is displayed |
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as @samp{\230}. The display of character codes 0240 through 0377 |
as @samp{\230}. The display of character codes 0240 through 0377 |
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(octal) may be either as escape sequences or as graphics. They do not |
(octal) may be either as escape sequences or as graphics. They do not |