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Re: The removal of the term "[window] text area".


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: The removal of the term "[window] text area".
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2021 21:13:27 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:59:59 -0500
> 
> > So, "body" it is.  Its meaning is the part of the window in which buffer
> > contents can appear.  It DOES NOT include the mode line, any header
> > line, or any tab line.
> 
> No scrollbars either, right?

Right.

> What about fringes and margins: these can display buffer contents (via
> `display` properties)?

They are also excluded.

Please see "Basic Windows" in the ELisp manual, there's an ASCII-art
picture there which explains what is the body.



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