Horizantal scrol (how to get rid of $ and see what I am typing)

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From: Yusuf Pisan
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:36

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When I use split-window-horizontally, I get a dollar sign for lines
that are "too long" instead of the usual way emacs wraps lines by
using backslash.

When I open a file as read only the only way to see the rest of the
line is by enalrging the window :-(.

Any fixes?

Yusuf Pisan
y-pisan@nwu.edu

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