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Clarify precedence rules in Active Display Table manual node

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* doc/lispref/display.texi (Active Display Table): Say what "takes
precedence" means here (bug#18546).
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Lars Ingebrigtsen 2022-05-11 17:51:05 +02:00
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@ -8228,7 +8228,10 @@ help buffer.
The window's display table, if there is one, takes precedence over the
buffer's display table. If neither exists, Emacs tries to use the
standard display table; if that is @code{nil}, Emacs uses the usual
character display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}).
character display conventions (@pxref{Usual Display}). (Emacs does
not ``merge'' display tables: For instance, if the window has a
display table, the buffer's display table and the standard display
table are completely ignored.)
Note that display tables affect how the mode line is displayed, so
if you want to force redisplay of the mode line using a new display