Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!novavax!weiner From: weiner@novavax.UUCP (Bob Weiner) Newsgroups: comp.emacs Subject: Truncating lines in GNU Emacs and getting help Message-ID: <1057@novavax.UUCP> Date: 7 Mar 89 23:14:45 GMT Organization: Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Lines: 27 In article brister@td2cad.intel.com (James Brister) writes: Can it be arranged to have GNU-EMACS truncate the line (with possibly a trailing character to indicate this), but not wrap it when auto-fill is off? (i.e. you type the characters and the cursor stays glued to the right margin). The simple answer is yes. Executing the following lisp form (M-ESC) does this for the current buffer: (setq truncate-lines t) To obtain this answer, I used the the Info online GNU Emacs manual, searched within the Concept Index, found 'truncation', and found this explicitly documented. People need to learn to use the online help or to buy printed GNU Emacs manuals (help support the FSF). Otherwise, as GNU Emacs use spreads, this group will be flooded with simple questions that are better answered by a manual than a newsgroup. Please try to help yourself and to then ask for help if necessary. Everyone is better served in this manner. Thanks. Bob -- Bob Weiner, Motorola, Inc., USENET: ...!gatech!uflorida!novavax!weiner (407) 738-2087