which is also called @dfn{continuing} the line. (The display table can
specify alternative indicators; see @ref{Display Tables}.)
+@cindex fringes, and line continuation/truncation indicators
+ On a windowed display, the @samp{$} and @samp{\} indicators are
+replaced with graphics bitmaps displayed on the thin areas right near
+the window edges, called the @dfn{fringes}.
+
Note that continuation is different from filling; continuation happens
on the screen only, not in the buffer contents, and it breaks a line
precisely at the right margin, not at a word boundary. @xref{Filling}.
about to be executed.
@defvar overlay-arrow-string
+@cindex fringe, and overlay arrow display
This variable holds the string to display to call attention to a
particular line, or @code{nil} if the arrow feature is not in use.
On a graphical display the contents of the string are ignored; instead a
@defopt indicate-empty-lines
@tindex indicate-empty-lines
+@cindex fringes, and empty line indication
When this is non-@code{nil}, Emacs displays a special glyph in
each empty line at the end of the buffer, on terminals that
support it (window systems).