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(Trailing Whitespace): Document that the option is buffer-local.
Suggested by Robert Marshall <robert@chezmarshall.freeserve.co.uk>.
author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
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date | Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:14:31 +0000 |
parents | 5464ee1ba8e2 |
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145 This face determines the colors and font of Emacs's menus. Setting the | 145 This face determines the colors and font of Emacs's menus. Setting the |
146 font of LessTif/Motif menus is currently not supported; attempts to set | 146 font of LessTif/Motif menus is currently not supported; attempts to set |
147 the font are ignored in this case. | 147 the font are ignored in this case. |
148 @item trailing-whitespace | 148 @item trailing-whitespace |
149 The face for highlighting trailing whitespace when | 149 The face for highlighting trailing whitespace when |
150 @code{show-trailing-whitespace} is non-nil. | 150 @code{show-trailing-whitespace} is non-nil; see @ref{Trailing Whitespace}. |
151 @item variable-pitch | 151 @item variable-pitch |
152 The basic variable-pitch face. | 152 The basic variable-pitch face. |
153 @end table | 153 @end table |
154 | 154 |
155 @cindex @code{region} face | 155 @cindex @code{region} face |
375 @vindex show-trailing-whitespace | 375 @vindex show-trailing-whitespace |
376 It is easy to leave unnecessary spaces at the end of a line without | 376 It is easy to leave unnecessary spaces at the end of a line without |
377 realizing it. In most cases, this @dfn{trailing whitespace} has no | 377 realizing it. In most cases, this @dfn{trailing whitespace} has no |
378 effect, but there are special circumstances where it matters. | 378 effect, but there are special circumstances where it matters. |
379 | 379 |
380 You can make trailing whitespace visible on the screen by setting | 380 You can make trailing whitespace visible on the screen by setting the |
381 the variable @code{show-trailing-whitespace} to @code{t}. Then Emacs | 381 buffer-local variable @code{show-trailing-whitespace} to @code{t}. Then |
382 displays trailing whitespace in the face @code{trailing-whitespace}. | 382 Emacs displays trailing whitespace in the face |
383 @code{trailing-whitespace}. | |
383 | 384 |
384 Trailing whitespace is defined as spaces or tabs at the end of a | 385 Trailing whitespace is defined as spaces or tabs at the end of a |
385 line. But trailing whitespace is not displayed specially if point is | 386 line. But trailing whitespace is not displayed specially if point is |
386 at the end of the line containing the whitespace. (Doing that looks | 387 at the end of the line containing the whitespace. (Doing that looks |
387 ugly while you are typing in new text, and the location of point is | 388 ugly while you are typing in new text, and the location of point is |