changeset 52460:a2b41a4f0917

(Mode Line): Say that POS comes before LINE. Mention `size-indication-mode'.
author Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
date Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:55:03 +0000
parents efa9d19d170e
children 030d7903be24
files man/screen.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/screen.texi	Mon Sep 08 07:52:23 2003 +0000
+++ b/man/screen.texi	Mon Sep 08 07:55:03 2003 +0000
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
   Normally, the mode line looks like this:
 
 @example
--@var{cs}:@var{ch}  @var{buf}      @var{line} @var{pos}   (@var{major} @var{minor})------
+-@var{cs}:@var{ch}  @var{buf}      @var{pos} @var{line}   (@var{major} @var{minor})------
 @end example
 
 @noindent
@@ -211,20 +211,21 @@
 takes place in.  When we speak of what some command does to ``the
 buffer,'' we are talking about the current buffer.
 
+  @var{pos} tells you whether there is additional text above the top of
+the window, or below the bottom.  If your buffer is small and it is all
+visible in the window, @var{pos} is @samp{All}.  Otherwise, it is
+@samp{Top} if you are looking at the beginning of the buffer, @samp{Bot}
+if you are looking at the end of the buffer, or @samp{@var{nn}%}, where
+@var{nn} is the percentage of the buffer above the top of the window.
+With Size Indication mode, you can display the size of the buffer as
+well.  @xref{Optional Mode Line}.
+
   @var{line} is @samp{L} followed by the current line number of point.
 This is present when Line Number mode is enabled (which it normally is).
 You can optionally display the current column number too, by turning on
 Column Number mode (which is not enabled by default because it is
 somewhat slower).  @xref{Optional Mode Line}.
 
-  @var{pos} tells you whether there is additional text above the top of
-the window, or below the bottom.  If your buffer is small and it is all
-visible in the window, @var{pos} is @samp{All}.  Otherwise, it is
-@samp{Top} if you are looking at the beginning of the buffer, @samp{Bot}
-if you are looking at the end of the buffer, or @samp{@var{nn}%}, where
-@var{nn} is the percentage of the buffer above the top of the
-window.@refill
-
   @var{major} is the name of the @dfn{major mode} in effect in the
 buffer.  At any time, each buffer is in one and only one of the possible
 major modes.  The major modes available include Fundamental mode (the
@@ -303,8 +304,9 @@
 @xref{Variables}, for an explanation of how to set variables.
 
   @xref{Optional Mode Line}, for features that add other handy
-information to the mode line, such as the current column number of
-point, the current time, and whether new mail for you has arrived.
+information to the mode line, such as the size of the buffer, the
+current column number of point, the current time, and whether new mail
+for you has arrived.
 
 The mode line is mouse-sensitive; when you move the mouse across
 various parts of it, Emacs displays help text to say what a click in