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Clarify the documentation of 'left/right-fringe' display spec

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* doc/lispref/display.texi (Other Display Specs, Fringe Bitmaps):
Clarify how the optional FACE parameter of the left-fringe and
right-fringe display spec is used.  Reported by Gregory Heytings
<ghe@sdf.org>.
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Eli Zaretskii 2020-07-05 18:30:21 +03:00
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@ -4277,9 +4277,10 @@ a display specification has the form
@noindent
@var{fringe} is either the symbol @code{left-fringe} or
@code{right-fringe}. @var{bitmap} is a symbol identifying the bitmap
to display. The optional @var{face} names a face whose foreground
color is used to display the bitmap; this face is automatically merged
with the @code{fringe} face.
to display. The optional @var{face} names a face whose foreground and
background colors are to be used to display the bitmap; this face is
automatically merged with the @code{fringe} face. If @var{face} is
omitted, that means to use the @code{default} face.
For instance, to display an arrow in the left fringe, using the
@code{warning} face, you could say something like:
@ -4983,8 +4984,9 @@ Margins}).
This display specification on any character of a line of text causes
the specified @var{bitmap} be displayed in the left or right fringes
for that line, instead of the characters that have the display
specification. The optional @var{face} specifies the colors to be
used for the bitmap. @xref{Fringe Bitmaps}, for the details.
specification. The optional @var{face} specifies the face whose
colors are to be used for the bitmap display. @xref{Fringe Bitmaps},
for the details.
@item (space-width @var{factor})
This display specification affects all the space characters within the