From a2f2ceaaf7d48d2be32aaab4a58ef27636803250 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 17:49:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (The Echo Area) : Document message-truncate-lines. (Glyphs): Document that the glyph table is unused on windowed displays. --- lispref/display.texi | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi index 70b2524147..5604a341c4 100644 --- a/lispref/display.texi +++ b/lispref/display.texi @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ functions with @code{t} as the stream (@pxref{Output Functions}), or as follows: @defun message string &rest arguments -This function displays a one-line message in the echo area. The +This function displays a message in the echo area. The argument @var{string} is similar to a C language @code{printf} control string. See @code{format} in @ref{String Conversion}, for the details on the conversion specifications. @code{message} returns the @@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ the echo area has been expanded automatically, this brings it back to its normal size. If the minibuffer is active, this brings the minibuffer contents back onto the screen immediately. +@vindex message-truncate-lines +Normally, if the message is longer than one line, the echo area is +resized to display the message in its entirety. But if the variable +@code{message-truncate-lines} is bound to @code{t}, the echo area does +not resize, and the message is truncated, as it was done in Emacs 20 +and before. + @example @group (message "Minibuffer depth is %d." @@ -3298,7 +3305,7 @@ table, which is the value of the variable @code{glyph-table}. The value of this variable is the current glyph table. It should be a vector; the @var{g}th element defines glyph code @var{g}. If the value is @code{nil} instead of a vector, then all glyphs are simple (see -below). +below). The glyph table is not used on windowed displays. @end defvar Here are the possible types of elements in the glyph table: -- 2.39.2