richard@CSSEQ.TAMU.EDU (05/08/89)
Somewhere in the distant past I read about a variable that would turn off the display of control characters in a buffer... Is this simply a mad raving of a deranged mind or is there really such a convieniant item? If there is not, how would one go about putting one in.. Or would that require too much effort (like a major mod in the inner workings)? Thanks for your time. richard@csseq.tamu.edu. GNU Emacs 18.53.1
merlyn@intelob.intel.com (Randal L. Schwartz @ Stonehenge) (05/11/89)
In article <8905081336.AA00805@csseq.tamu.edu>, richard@CSSEQ writes: | Somewhere in the distant past I read about a variable that would | turn off the display of control characters in a buffer... Do you mean (describe-variable 'echo-keystrokes) => % echo-keystrokes's value is 1 % % Documentation: % *Nonzero means echo unfinished commands after this many seconds of pause. or (describe-variable 'ctl-arrow) => % ctl-arrow's value is t % % Documentation: % *Non-nil means display control chars with uparrow. % Nil means use backslash and octal digits. % Automatically becomes local when set in any fashion. Or something else? Curious... -- ***** PLEASE NOTE THE NEW ADDRESS ***** /=Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095===\ { on contract to BiiN, Hillsboro, Oregon, USA, until 14 May 1989 } { <merlyn@intelob.intel.com> ...!uunet!tektronix!biin!merlyn } { or try <merlyn@agora.hf.intel.com> after 15 May 1989 } \=Cute quote: "Welcome to Oregon... home of the California Raisins!"=/