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39.13 Fringes

On graphical displays, Emacs draws fringes next to each window: thin vertical strips down the sides which can display bitmaps indicating truncation, continuation, horizontal scrolling, and so on.

• Fringe Size/Pos  Specifying where to put the window fringes.
• Fringe Indicators  Displaying indicator icons in the window fringes.
• Fringe Cursors  Displaying cursors in the right fringe.
• Fringe Bitmaps  Specifying bitmaps for fringe indicators.
• Customizing Bitmaps  Specifying your own bitmaps to use in the fringes.
• Overlay Arrow  Display of an arrow to indicate position.