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RE: mode line eol char indication


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: mode line eol char indication
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:11:45 -0800

>  > If we're trying to indicate the _line ending characters_, 
>  > then lets just say what they are: C-j, C-m, or C-j C-m.
> 
> Those are commands.  Users almost *never* use those as self-inserting
> characters.  ^J, LF, NL, \n, OK (my preference is LF), but not C-j,
> please.

I actually meant ^J and ^M, sorry (must've been tired).

I agree: ^J, LF, and \n are all fine. NL is not very common AFAIK. Emacs uses ^J
and \n conventionally, so I'd vote for one of those.





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