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Subject: Re: *Messages*: how to make lines there wider (ie not truncated)
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> From: dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs)
> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:10:59 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> What do you suppose "..." does mean here, typically?

They are the exact replica of the text that was displayed in the echo
area.  E.g., when you save a buffer, Emacs first displays 

   "Saving /foo/bar/baz..."

there, with the ellipsis to tell that a prolonged
operation is in progress, then replaces that with

   "Wrote /foo/bar/baz".

The *Messages* buffer simply stores this text verbatim.