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| author | Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com> |
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| date | Mon, 19 Sep 1994 21:50:07 +0000 |
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| 1036 @end menu | 1036 @end menu |
| 1037 | 1037 |
| 1038 @node Display Table Format | 1038 @node Display Table Format |
| 1039 @subsection Display Table Format | 1039 @subsection Display Table Format |
| 1040 | 1040 |
| 1041 A display table is actually an array of 261 elements. | 1041 A display table is actually an array of 262 elements. |
| 1042 | 1042 |
| 1043 @defun make-display-table | 1043 @defun make-display-table |
| 1044 This creates and returns a display table. The table initially has | 1044 This creates and returns a display table. The table initially has |
| 1045 @code{nil} in all elements. | 1045 @code{nil} in all elements. |
| 1046 @end defun | 1046 @end defun |
| 1051 an element is @code{nil}, it says to display that character according to | 1051 an element is @code{nil}, it says to display that character according to |
| 1052 the usual display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). Note that the | 1052 the usual display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). Note that the |
| 1053 display table has no effect on the tab and newline characters; they are | 1053 display table has no effect on the tab and newline characters; they are |
| 1054 always displayed as whitespace in their usual special fashion. | 1054 always displayed as whitespace in their usual special fashion. |
| 1055 | 1055 |
| 1056 The remaining five elements of a display table serve special purposes, | 1056 The remaining six elements of a display table serve special purposes, |
| 1057 and @code{nil} means use the default stated below. | 1057 and @code{nil} means use the default stated below. |
| 1058 | 1058 |
| 1059 @table @asis | 1059 @table @asis |
| 1060 @item 256 | 1060 @item 256 |
| 1061 The glyph for the end of a truncated screen line (the default for this | 1061 The glyph for the end of a truncated screen line (the default for this |
| 1068 @item 259 | 1068 @item 259 |
| 1069 The glyph for indicating a control character (the default is @samp{^}). | 1069 The glyph for indicating a control character (the default is @samp{^}). |
| 1070 @item 260 | 1070 @item 260 |
| 1071 A vector of glyphs for indicating the presence of invisible lines (the | 1071 A vector of glyphs for indicating the presence of invisible lines (the |
| 1072 default is @samp{...}). @xref{Selective Display}. | 1072 default is @samp{...}). @xref{Selective Display}. |
| 1073 @item 261 | |
| 1074 The glyph used to draw the border between side-by-side windows (the | |
| 1075 default is @samp{|}). @xref{Splitting Windows}. | |
| 1073 @end table | 1076 @end table |
| 1074 | 1077 |
| 1075 For example, here is how to construct a display table that mimics the | 1078 For example, here is how to construct a display table that mimics the |
| 1076 effect of setting @code{ctl-arrow} to a non-@code{nil} value: | 1079 effect of setting @code{ctl-arrow} to a non-@code{nil} value: |
| 1077 | 1080 |