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Subject: Re: When in no-window use GNU Emacs clips contents in *Backtrace*
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    > Try M-x toggle-truncate-lines RET

    Why is GNU Emacs hiding information? No init file is asking it to  
    truncate any lines ...

This is a convenience.  Very long lines in a backtrace make it hard to
see the most important info, which is the sequence of functions.