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The right fringe shows a curving arrow for each screen line except the |
The right fringe shows a curving arrow for each screen line except the |
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last, indicating that ``this is not the real end.'' |
last, indicating that ``this is not the real end.'' |
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The fringes indicate line truncation with short horizontale arrows |
The fringes indicate line truncation with short horizontal arrows |
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meaning ``there's more text on this line which is scrolled |
meaning ``there's more text on this line which is scrolled |
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horizontally out of view.'' They also indicate other things such as |
horizontally out of view;'' clicking the mouse on one of the arrows |
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empty lines, or where a program you are debugging is executing |
scrolls the display horizontally in the direction of the arrow. The |
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(@pxref{Debuggers}). |
fringes also indicate other things such as empty lines, or where a |
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program you are debugging is executing (@pxref{Debuggers}). |
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@findex set-fringe-style |
@findex set-fringe-style |
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@findex fringe-mode |
@findex fringe-mode |
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@vindex default-indicate-empty-lines |
@vindex default-indicate-empty-lines |
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@cindex empty lines |
@cindex empty lines |
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@cindex fringes, and empty line indication |
@cindex fringes, and empty line indication |
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Emacs can indicate empty lines at the end of the buffer with a |
Emacs can indicate empty lines at the end of the buffer with a special |
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special bitmap in the left fringe of the window. To enable this |
bitmap in the left fringe of the window (@pxref{Fringes}). To enable |
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feature, set the buffer-local variable @code{indicate-empty-lines} to |
this feature, set the buffer-local variable @code{indicate-empty-lines} |
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a non-@code{nil} value. The default value of this variable is |
to a non-@code{nil} value. The default value of this variable is |
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controlled by the variable @code{default-indicate-empty-lines}; by |
controlled by the variable @code{default-indicate-empty-lines}; by |
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setting that variable, you can enable or disable this feature for all |
setting that variable, you can enable or disable this feature for all |
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new buffers. (This feature currently doesn't work on character |
new buffers. (This feature currently doesn't work on character |