From 9b474b4ec0c7563a26da721c1d4caf9ec4e0536d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 16:59:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor rewrites. --- man/display.texi | 16 +++++++--------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi index c1150c75100..13a2ad7ddfa 100644 --- a/man/display.texi +++ b/man/display.texi @@ -644,18 +644,16 @@ you previously set by @code{scroll-left}. The value of the variable @code{automatic-hscroll-margin} controls how close to the window's edges point is allowed to get before the window will be automatically scrolled. It is measured in columns. +If the value is 5, then moving point within 5 columns of the edge +causes horizontal scrolling away from that edge. @vindex automatic-hscroll-step The variable @code{automatic-hscroll-step} determines how many -columns to scroll the window when point gets too close to its edge. -When point is closer to the window's edge than the number of columns -given by @code{automatic-hscroll-margin}, automatic horizontal -scrolling will scroll the window by the amount of columns determined -by this variable. If the value of @code{automatic-hscroll-step} is a -positive integer, the window is scrolled that many columns. If it's a -floating-point number, it specifies the fraction of the window's width -to scroll. If it's zero, point will be centered horizontally after -the scroll. The default is zero. +columns to scroll the window when point gets too close to the edge. +If it's zero, horizontal scrolling centers point horizontally within +the window. If it's a positive integer, it specifies the number of +columns to scroll by. If it's a floating-point number, it specifies +the fraction of the window's width to scroll by. The default is zero. @vindex automatic-hscrolling To disable automatic horizontal scrolling, set the variable -- 2.39.2