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@@ -423,13 +423,15 @@ the form-feed characters.)
@vindex indicate-empty-lines
@vindex default-indicate-empty-lines
@cindex empty lines
+@cindex fringes, and empty line indication
Emacs can indicate empty lines at the end of the buffer with a
special bitmap on the left fringe of the window. To enable this
feature, set the buffer-local variable @code{indicate-empty-lines} to
a non-@code{nil} value. The default value of this variable is
controlled by the variable @code{default-indicate-empty-lines};
by setting that variable, you can enable or disable this feature
-for all new buffers.
+for all new buffers. (This feature currently doesn't work on
+character terminals.)
@node Scrolling
@section Scrolling