From 3bc34ef635734f72abd584fe3c8a6b3dea76f656 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 17:51:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify precedence rules in Active Display Table manual node * doc/lispref/display.texi (Active Display Table): Say what "takes precedence" means here (bug#18546). --- doc/lispref/display.texi | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi index 9650d227909..0ab683d234d 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/display.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi @@ -8228,7 +8228,10 @@ help buffer. The window's display table, if there is one, takes precedence over the buffer's display table. If neither exists, Emacs tries to use the standard display table; if that is @code{nil}, Emacs uses the usual -character display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). +character display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). (Emacs does +not ``merge'' display tables: For instance, if the window has a +display table, the buffer's display table and the standard display +table are completely ignored.) Note that display tables affect how the mode line is displayed, so if you want to force redisplay of the mode line using a new display -- 2.39.2