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From: julian@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Julian Cowley)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: 132 characters/line in emacs?
Message-ID: <2580@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 3 Nov 88 10:21:08 GMT
References: <973@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> <8810211439.AA29897@cadillac.cad.mcc.com> <ANDREW.88Oct24151734@jung.harlqn.uucp> <2544@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> <625@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu>
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In article <625@utkcs2.cs.utk.edu> moore@cygnusx1.cs.utk.edu (Keith Moore) writes:
>The only problem with this is that the padding delays for some terminals are 
>different for 132 column mode than for 80 column mode.  You may have to use a 
>termcap entry that assumes 132-column mode, and switch to 80 columns once you
>are in emacs.

This brings up one reason why you might want to read a new termcap
entry while in Emacs.  For instance, in addition to the above, you
could use it to debug termcap entries.  Of course, this would have to
be coded in C, but I don't think it would be too hard.

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