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26.3; Doc string of `overlay-arrow-string'

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Message #25 received at 66282 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "66282 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <66282 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#66282: 26.3; Doc string of
 `overlay-arrow-string'
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 20:15:10 +0000

Thanks.
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I'm guessing (could be wrong) that "no-window"
and maybe "non-window" here is a legacy from
when X Window was first supported.

In that context the "window" referred to an
X-Window graphic displa, IOW, akin to a
window-manager window, as opposed to referring
to an Emacs window.

And maybe even the command-line option `-nw'
follows this.  (emacs) Non-Window Terminals.

Just guessing.

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