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Set Display Width set-display-width

Sets the maximum width for displaying tables and other formatted output.

;; Set display width to 40 characters
 (set-display-width 40)
40

;; Create a wide table to demonstrate
 (set t (table [name location department salary] 
                (list (list "Alice Smith" "New York" "Engineering" "75000")
                      (list "Bob Johnson" "San Francisco" "Marketing" "65000"))))

;; Display with width limit
 t
┌────────────┬──────────┬────────────┐
 name        location  department 
├────────────┼──────────┼────────────┤
 Alice Smith New York Engineering 
Bob Johnson San Fran.. Marketing  
└────────────┴──────────┴────────────┘

Syntax

(set-display-width width)
- width: Maximum display width in characters

Warning

  • Width must be a positive integer
  • Affects all subsequent table displays
  • Long values will be truncated with ".."