From a102b252928c9274ef6c8f0f93b1a905d8cecac0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chong Yidong Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:37:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * basic.texi (Continuation Lines, Inserting Text): Mention longlines mode. --- man/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ man/basic.texi | 22 +++++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index 1a96ab2018d..59d5efc3ed9 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2006-01-29 Chong Yidong + + * basic.texi (Continuation Lines, Inserting Text): Mention + longlines mode. + 2006-01-29 Richard M. Stallman * screen.texi: Minor cleaups. diff --git a/man/basic.texi b/man/basic.texi index 5676a562867..ec0acab19d1 100644 --- a/man/basic.texi +++ b/man/basic.texi @@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ the line with the preceding line. Emacs can split lines automatically when they become too long, if you turn on a special minor mode called @dfn{Auto Fill} mode. -@xref{Filling}, for how to use Auto Fill mode. +@xref{Filling}, for how to use Auto Fill mode and other modes for +@dfn{filling} text. If you prefer to have text characters replace (overwrite) existing text rather than shove it to the right, you can enable Overwrite mode, @@ -540,17 +541,20 @@ column, some columns at the end of the previous screen line may be characters in the ``empty'' columns, just before the @samp{\} character that indicates continuation. - Sometimes it is nice to have Emacs insert newlines automatically when -a line gets too long. Continuation on the screen does not do that. Use -Auto Fill mode (@pxref{Filling}) if that's what you want. + Continued lines can be rather difficult to read, since each line is +typically broken in the middle of a word. You can have Emacs insert a +newline automatically when a line gets too long, by using Auto Fill +mode. Another approach, intermediate between continued lines and Auto +Fill mode, is Long Lines mode, which ensures that wrapping only occurs +in the spaces between words. @xref{Filling}. @cindex truncation @cindex line truncation, and fringes - As an alternative to continuation, Emacs can display long lines by -@dfn{truncation}. This means that all the characters that do not fit -in the width of the screen or window do not appear at all. @samp{$} -in the last column or a small straight arrow in the fringe to the -right of the window indicates a truncated line. + Emacs can also display long lines by @dfn{truncation}. This means +that all the characters that do not fit in the width of the screen or +window do not appear at all. @samp{$} in the last column or a small +straight arrow in the fringe to the right of the window indicates a +truncated line. @xref{Display Custom}, for more information about line truncation, and other variables that affect how text is displayed. -- 2.39.2