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@ -19,7 +19,16 @@ These scoped objects are:
Scopes are named as follows:
*window*::
context linked to the window displaying a buffer
context linked to the window displaying a buffer.
In Kakoune, the concept of a *window* must not be confused with
the concept of a window at the OS level.
In other terms, a window is *not* a client (like a terminal or GUI)
but one of many 'views' into a buffer.
There is a N:1 relationship between windows and buffers; once a
window is linked to a buffer, the window's buffer never changes.
Windows store a set of selections and the scroll position.
*buffer*::
context linked directly to the buffer
@ -51,14 +60,14 @@ Examples:
*filetype*::
A single buffer opened in two separate windows can have different
filetypes declared in the *window* scope with 'set'.
filetypes declared in the *window* scope with 'set-option'.
(See <<options#,`:doc options`>>)
*status line*::
All the buffers of the current session can have the same information
displayed in the status line, except for a specific buffer (the
'modelinefmt' option can be declared in the *global* scope, and
customized in the *buffer* scope with 'set'.
customized in the *buffer* scope with 'set-option'.
(See <<options#,`:doc options`>>)
== Execution context