get-flags

Returns flags defining the behavior of the snip. It is a bitwise combination of these flags:

• 'is-text -- this is a text snip derived from string-snip%; do not set this flag
• 'can-append -- this snip can be merged with another snip of the same type
• 'invisible -- the user doesn't ``see'' this snip; e.g.: a carriage return
• 'hard-newline -- a newline must follow the snip
• 'newline -- a newline currently follows the snip; only an owning editor should set this flag
• 'handles-events -- this snip can handle keyboard and mouse events
• 'width-depends-on-x -- this snip's display width depends on the snip's x-location within the editor; e.g.: tab
• 'height-depends-on-y -- this snip's display height depends on the snip's y-location within the editor
• 'width-depends-on-y -- this snip's display width depends on the snip's y-location within the editor
• 'height-depends-on-x -- this snip's display height depends on the snip's x-location within the editor
• 'uses-editor-path -- this snip uses its editor's pathname and should be notified when the name changes; notification is given as a redundant call to set-admin

Additional private flags are not listed here.

• (send a-snip get-flags) -> list of symbols