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Re: Why do I find ^L in elisp code?


From: 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE
Subject: Re: Why do I find ^L in elisp code?
Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 08:22:55 -0700

On 2021-05-22 at 16:53:33 +0200,
Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> wrote:

> Why do I find ^L in elisp code?

Printers interpret U+000C FORM FEED as, well, a form feed, aka a page
break.  In the days of paper printers, it was a way to force the printer
to start a new page.  Yes, much existing elisp is that old.



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