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


From: arthur miller
Subject: RE: Why do I find ^L in elisp code?
Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 15:30:15 +0000

If  you are going to contribute a patch, don't remove them. I Was told .... 😀


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Datum: 2021-05-22 17:23 (GMT+01:00)
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Ämne: Re: Why do I find ^L in elisp code?

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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