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diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi index b8ea515acfa..2c530ec480a 100644 --- a/man/display.texi +++ b/man/display.texi @@ -756,13 +756,35 @@ hidden lines. This variable becomes local automatically when set. @node Optional Mode Line @section Optional Mode Line Features +@cindex buffer size display +@cindex display of buffer size +@findex size-indication-mode + The buffer percentage @var{pos} indicates the percentage of the +buffer above the top of the window. You can additionally display the +size of the buffer by typing @kbd{M-x size-indication-mode} to turn on +Size Indication mode. The size will be displayed immediately +following the buffer percentage like this: + +@example +@var{POS} of @var{SIZE} +@end example + +@noindent +Here @var{SIZE} is the human readable representation of the number of +characters in the buffer, which means that @samp{k} for 10^3, @samp{M} +for 10^6, @samp{G} for 10^9, etc., are used to abbreviate. + +@cindex narrowing, and buffer size display + If you have narrowed the buffer (@pxref{Narrowing}), the size of the +accessible part of the buffer is shown. + @cindex line number display @cindex display of line number @findex line-number-mode The current line number of point appears in the mode line when Line Number mode is enabled. Use the command @kbd{M-x line-number-mode} to turn this mode on and off; normally it is on. The line number appears -before the buffer percentage @var{pos}, with the letter @samp{L} to +after the buffer percentage @var{pos}, with the letter @samp{L} to indicate what it is. @xref{Minor Modes}, for more information about minor modes and about how to use this command. @@ -866,20 +888,20 @@ lines are displayed in the @code{mode-line} face. @section How Text Is Displayed @cindex characters (in text) - ASCII printing characters (octal codes 040 through 0176) in Emacs + @acronym{ASCII} printing characters (octal codes 040 through 0176) in Emacs buffers are displayed with their graphics, as are non-ASCII multibyte printing characters (octal codes above 0400). - Some ASCII control characters are displayed in special ways. The + Some @acronym{ASCII} control characters are displayed in special ways. The newline character (octal code 012) is displayed by starting a new line. The tab character (octal code 011) is displayed by moving to the next tab stop column (normally every 8 columns). - Other ASCII control characters are normally displayed as a caret + Other @acronym{ASCII} control characters are normally displayed as a caret (@samp{^}) followed by the non-control version of the character; thus, control-A is displayed as @samp{^A}. - Non-ASCII characters 0200 through 0237 (octal) are displayed with + Non-@acronym{ASCII} characters 0200 through 0237 (octal) are displayed with octal escape sequences; thus, character code 0230 (octal) is displayed as @samp{\230}. The display of character codes 0240 through 0377 (octal) may be either as escape sequences or as graphics. They do not @@ -1037,3 +1059,7 @@ tab character. To enable this feature, set the variable a minor mode that highlights the line containing point. Use @kbd{M-x hl-line-mode} to enable or disable it in the current buffer. @kbd{M-x global-hl-line-mode} enables or disables the same mode globally. + +@ignore + arch-tag: 2219f910-2ff0-4521-b059-1bd231a536c4 +@end ignore |