Commit: runtime(doc): clarify 'laststatus' effect

runtime(doc): clarify 'laststatus' effect

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b4ae16ca3ed558e4b2da28bbb05c15fb4fdcd4eb
Author: Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Jul 29 19:22:21 2026 +0000

    runtime(doc): clarify 'laststatus' effect
    
    fixes: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/20875
    
    Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <[email protected]>

diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 84e4f30ae..647e2a622 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*options.txt*	For Vim version 9.2.  Last change: 2026 Jul 22
+*options.txt*	For Vim version 9.2.  Last change: 2026 Jul 29
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -5680,6 +5680,12 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 		0: never
 		1: only if there are at least two windows
 		2: always
+
+	Here "last window" means the last window in a column, i.e. the bottom-
+	most one, just above the command line.  A window with another window
+	below it always has a status line, since it also visually separates
+	those.
+
 	The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
 	windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
 

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