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(Shell Options): Clarify comint-scroll-show-maximum-output. comint-move-point-for-output renamed from comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-output.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 04 Jun 2003 09:28:58 +0000
parents 23a1cea22d13
children bdc9a2bc9371
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919 non-@code{nil}, insertion and yank commands scroll the selected window 919 non-@code{nil}, insertion and yank commands scroll the selected window
920 to the bottom before inserting. 920 to the bottom before inserting.
921 921
922 @vindex comint-scroll-show-maximum-output 922 @vindex comint-scroll-show-maximum-output
923 If @code{comint-scroll-show-maximum-output} is non-@code{nil}, then 923 If @code{comint-scroll-show-maximum-output} is non-@code{nil}, then
924 scrolling due to the arrival of output tries to place the last line of 924 arrival of output when point is at the end tries to place the last line of
925 text at the bottom line of the window, so as to show as much useful 925 text at the bottom line of the window, so as to show as much useful
926 text as possible. (This mimics the scrolling behavior of many 926 text as possible. (This mimics the scrolling behavior of many
927 terminals.) The default is @code{nil}. 927 terminals.) The default is @code{nil}.
928 928
929 @vindex comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-output 929 @vindex comint-move-point-for-output
930 By setting @code{comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-output}, you can opt for 930 By setting @code{comint-move-point-for-output}, you can opt for
931 having point jump to the end of the buffer whenever output arrives---no 931 having point jump to the end of the buffer whenever output arrives---no
932 matter where in the buffer point was before. If the value is 932 matter where in the buffer point was before. If the value is
933 @code{this}, point jumps in the selected window. If the value is 933 @code{this}, point jumps in the selected window. If the value is
934 @code{all}, point jumps in each window that shows the Comint buffer. If 934 @code{all}, point jumps in each window that shows the Comint buffer. If
935 the value is @code{other}, point jumps in all nonselected windows that 935 the value is @code{other}, point jumps in all nonselected windows that