annotate man/woman.texi @ 70264:6afc1230a3e3 mh-e-7_95

(Version, mh-version): Update for release 7.95.
author Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
date Sat, 29 Apr 2006 01:26:12 +0000
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1 \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
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2 @c %**start of header
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3 @setfilename ../info/woman
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4 @settitle WoMan: Browse Unix Manual Pages ``W.O. (without) Man''
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6 @set UPDATED Time-stamp: <2006-03-25 14:59:03 karl>
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17 This file documents WoMan: A program to browse Unix manual pages `W.O.
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18 (without) man'.
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20 Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
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21 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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24 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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25 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
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26 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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33 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free
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34 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
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37 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
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38 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
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39 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
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40 @end quotation
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41 @end copying
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43 @dircategory Emacs
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44 @direntry
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45 * WoMan: (woman). Browse UN*X Manual Pages "W.O. (without) Man".
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50 @titlepage
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51 @title WoMan
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52 @subtitle Browse Unix Manual Pages ``W.O. (without) Man''
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53 @subtitle Software Version @value{VERSION}
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54 @author Francis J. Wright
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55 @sp 2
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56 @author School of Mathematical Sciences
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57 @author Queen Mary and Westfield College
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58 @author (University of London)
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59 @author Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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60 @author @email{F.J.Wright@@qmw.ac.uk}
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61 @author @uref{http://centaur.maths.qmw.ac.uk/}
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63 @author Manual Last Updated @value{UPDATED}
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66 @page
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73 @c ===================================================================
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76 @node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
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77 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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80 @display
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81 Software Version @value{VERSION}
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82 Manual Last Updated @value{UPDATED}
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84 @email{F.J.Wright@@qmw.ac.uk, Francis J. Wright}
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85 @uref{http://centaur.maths.qmw.ac.uk/, School of Mathematical Sciences}
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86 Queen Mary and Westfield College (University of London)
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87 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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88 @end display
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89 @end ifnottex
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91 @menu
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92 * Introduction:: Introduction
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93 * Background:: Background
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94 * Installation:: Installation and Setup
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95 * Finding:: Finding and Formatting Man Pages
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96 * Browsing:: Browsing Man Pages
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97 * Customization:: Customization
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98 * Log:: The *WoMan-Log* Buffer
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99 * Technical:: Technical Details
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100 * Bugs:: Reporting Bugs
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101 * Acknowledgements:: Acknowledgements
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102 * Command Index:: Command Index
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103 * Variable Index:: Variable Index
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104 * Keystroke Index:: Keystroke Index
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105 * Concept Index:: Concept Index
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106 @end menu
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110 @node Introduction, Background, Top, Top
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111 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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112 @chapter Introduction
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113 @cindex introduction
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115 This version of WoMan should run with GNU Emacs 20.3 or later on any
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116 platform. It has not been tested, and may not run, with any other
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117 version of Emacs. It was developed primarily on various versions of
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118 Microsoft Windows, but has also been tested on MS-DOS, and various
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119 versions of UNIX and GNU/Linux.
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121 WoMan is distributed with GNU Emacs. In addition, the current source
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122 code and documentation files are available from
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123 @uref{http://centaur.maths.qmw.ac.uk/Emacs/WoMan/, the WoMan web
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124 server}.
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126 WoMan implements a subset of the formatting performed by the Emacs
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127 @code{man} (or @code{manual-entry}) command to format a Unix-style
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129 but without calling any external programs. It is intended to emulate
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130 the whole of the @code{ROFF -man} macro package, plus those @code{ROFF}
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131 requests (@pxref{Background, , Background}) that are most commonly used
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132 in man pages. However, the emulation is modified to include the
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133 reformatting done by the Emacs @code{man} command. No hyphenation is
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134 performed.
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136 @table @b
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137 @item Advantages
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138 Much more direct, does not require any external programs. Supports
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139 completion on man page names.
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140 @item Disadvantages
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141 Not a complete emulation. Currently no support for @code{eqn} or
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142 @code{tbl}. Slightly slower for large man pages (but usually faster for
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143 small- and medium-size pages).
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146 This browser works quite well on simple well-written man files. It
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147 works less well on idiosyncratic files that ``break the rules'' or use
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148 the more obscure @code{ROFF} requests directly. Current test results
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150 @uref{http://centaur.maths.qmw.ac.uk/Emacs/WoMan/files/woman.status,
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151 @file{woman.status}}.
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153 WoMan supports the use of compressed man files via
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154 @code{auto-compression-mode} by turning it on if necessary. But you may
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155 need to adjust the user option @code{woman-file-compression-regexp}.
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156 @xref{Interface Options, , Interface Options}.
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158 Brief help on the WoMan interactive commands and user options, all of
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159 which begin with the prefix @code{woman-} (or occasionally
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160 @code{WoMan-}), is available most easily by loading WoMan and then
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161 either running the command @code{woman-mini-help} or selecting the WoMan
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162 menu option @samp{Mini Help}.
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164 WoMan is (of course) still under development! Please
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165 @email{F.J.Wright@@qmw.ac.uk, let me know} what doesn't work---I am
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166 adding and improving functionality as testing shows that it is
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167 necessary. Guidance on reporting bugs is given below. @xref{Bugs, ,
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168 Reporting Bugs}.
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170 @c ===================================================================
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172 @node Background, Installation, Introduction, Top
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173 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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174 @chapter Background
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175 @cindex background
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177 WoMan is a browser for traditional Unix-style manual page documentation.
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178 Each such document is conventionally referred to as a @dfn{manual page},
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179 or @dfn{man page} for short, even though some are very much longer than
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180 one page. A man page is a document written using the Unix ``man''
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181 macros, which are themselves written in the NROFF/TROFF text processing
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182 markup language. @code{NROFF} and @code{TROFF} are text processors
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183 originally written for the UNIX operating system by Joseph F. Ossanna at
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184 Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA@. They are closely
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185 related, and except in the few cases where the distinction between them
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186 is important I will refer to them both ambiguously as @dfn{ROFF}.
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187
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188 @code{ROFF} markup consists of @dfn{requests} and @dfn{escape
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189 sequences}. A request occupies a complete line and begins with either a
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190 period or a single forward quote. An escape sequences is embedded
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191 within the input text and begins (by default) with a backslash. The
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192 original man macro package defines 20 new @code{ROFF} requests
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193 implemented as macros, which were considered to be sufficient for
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194 writing man pages. But whilst in principle man pages use only the man
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195 macros, in practice a significant number use many other @code{ROFF}
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196 requests.
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197
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198 The distinction between @code{TROFF} and @code{NROFF} is that
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199 @code{TROFF} was designed to drive a phototypesetter whereas
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200 @code{NROFF} was designed to produce essentially @acronym{ASCII} output for a
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201 character-based device similar to a teletypewriter (usually abbreviated
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202 to ``teletype'' or ``tty''). Hence, @code{TROFF} supports much finer
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203 control over output positioning than does @code{NROFF} and can be seen
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204 as a forerunner of @TeX{}. Traditionally, man pages are either
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205 formatted by @code{TROFF} for typesetting or by @code{NROFF} for
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206 printing on a character printer or displaying on a screen. Of course,
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207 over the last 25 years or so, the distinction between typeset output on
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208 paper and characters on a screen has become blurred by the fact that
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209 most screens now support bit-mapped displays, so that any information
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210 that can be printed can also be rendered on screen, the only difference
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211 being the resolution.
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212
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214 browsed on screen by running a program called @code{man}. This program
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215 looks in a predefined set of directories for the man page matching a
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216 specified topic, then either formats the source file by running
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217 @code{NROFF} or recovers a pre-formatted file, and displays it via a
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218 pager such as @code{more}. @code{NROFF} normally formats for a printer,
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219 so it paginates the output, numbers the pages, etc., most of which is
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220 irrelevant when the document is browsed as a continuous scrollable
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221 document on screen. The only concession to on-screen browsing normally
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222 implemented by the @code{man} program is to squeeze consecutive blank
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223 lines into a single blank line.
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224
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225 For some time, Emacs has offered an improved interface for browsing man
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226 pages in the form of the Emacs @code{man} (or @code{manual-entry})
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227 command, see @ref{Documentation, man, Documentation Commands, emacs, GNU
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228 Emacs Manual}.
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229 This command runs @code{man} as described above, perhaps in
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230 the background, and then post-processes the output to remove much of the
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231 @code{NROFF} pagination such as page headers and footers, and places the
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232 result into an Emacs buffer. It puts this buffer into a special major
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233 mode, which is tailored for man page browsing, and provides a number of
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234 useful navigation commands, support for following references, etc. It
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235 provides some support for special display faces (fonts), but no special
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236 menu or mouse support. The Emacs man package appears to have been
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237 developed over about 10 years, from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
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238
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239 There is considerable inefficiency in having @code{NROFF} paginate a
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240 document and then removing most of the pagination!
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241
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242 WoMan is an Emacs Lisp library that provides an emulation of the
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243 functionality of the Emacs @code{man} command, the main difference being
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244 that WoMan does not use any external programs. The only situation in
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245 which WoMan might use an external program is when the source file is
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246 compressed, when WoMan will use the standard Emacs automatic
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247 decompression facility, which does call an external program.
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249 I began developing WoMan in the Spring of 1997 and the first version was
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250 released in May 1997. The original motivation for WoMan was the fact
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251 that many GNU and Unix programs are ported to other platforms and come
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252 with Unix-style manual page documentation. This may be difficult to
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253 read because ports of the Unix-style @code{man} program can be a little
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254 awkward to set up. I decided that it should not be too hard to emulate
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255 the 20 @code{man} macros directly, without treating them as macros and
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256 largely ignoring the underlying @code{ROFF} requests, given the text
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257 processing capabilities of Emacs. This proved to be essentially true,
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258 and it did not take a great deal of work to be able to format simple man
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259 pages acceptably.
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260
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261 One problem arose with the significant number of man pages that use
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262 @code{ROFF} requests in addition to the @code{man} macros, and since
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263 releasing the first version of WoMan I have been continually extending
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264 it to support more @code{ROFF} requests. WoMan can now format a
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265 significant proportion of the man pages that I have tested, either well
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266 or at least readably. However, I have added capabilities partly by
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267 making additional passes through the document, a design that is
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268 fundamentally flawed. This can only be solved by a major re-design of
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269 WoMan to handle the major formatting within a single recursive pass,
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270 rather than the present multiple passes without any significant
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271 recursion. There are some @code{ROFF} requests that cannot be handled
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272 satisfactorily within the present design. Some of these are currently
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273 handled by kludges that ``usually more or less work.''
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275 The principle advantage of WoMan is that it does not require @code{man},
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277 has other advantages. It does not paginate the document, so it does not
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278 need to un-paginate it again, thereby saving time. It could take full
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279 advantage of the display capabilities available to it, and I hope to
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280 develop WoMan to take advantage of developments in Emacs itself. At
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281 present, WoMan uses several display faces to support bold and italic
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282 text, to indicate other fonts, etc. The default faces are also
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283 colored, but the choice of faces is customizable. WoMan provides menu
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284 support for navigation and mouse support for following references, in
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285 addition to the navigation facilities provided by @code{man} mode.
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286 WoMan has (this) texinfo documentation!
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287
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288 WoMan @emph{does not} replace @code{man}, although it does use a number
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289 of the facilities implemented in the Emacs @code{man} library. WoMan
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290 and man can happily co-exist, which is very useful for comparison and
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291 debugging purposes. The only way in which WoMan affects @code{man} is
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292 that it adds a timer to indicate how long @code{man} has taken to format
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293 a man page. The timing is as compatible as possible with the timing
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294 built into WoMan, for as fair a comparison as possible. The time
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295 comparison seems to depend on the details of the platform, the version
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296 of @code{man} in use, etc, but times are similar and WoMan is never
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297 significantly slower than @code{man}. This is despite the fact that
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298 WoMan is running byte code whereas most of the formatting done by
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299 @code{man} uses machine code, and is a testimony to the quality of the
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300 Emacs Lisp system.
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301
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302 @code{NROFF} simulates non-@acronym{ASCII} characters by using one or more
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303 @acronym{ASCII} characters. WoMan should be able to do much better than
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304 this. I have recently begun to add support for WoMan to use more of the
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305 characters in its default font and to use a symbol font, and it is an
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306 aspect that I intend to develop further in the near future. It should
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307 be possible to move WoMan from an emulation of @code{NROFF} to an
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308 emulation of @code{TROFF} as GNU Emacs moves to providing bit-mapped
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309 display facilities.
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310
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311 @c ===================================================================
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312
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313 @node Installation, Finding, Background, Top
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314 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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315 @chapter Installation and Setup
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316 @cindex installation
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317 @cindex setup
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318
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319 No installation is necessary if you just want to run the version of
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320 WoMan distributed with GNU Emacs 21 or later, although some additional
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321 setup may still be desirable.
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322
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323 If you are installing @file{woman.el}, either to update the version
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324 distributed with GNU Emacs or because WoMan was not distributed with
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325 your version of Emacs, then you need to put the file in a directory in
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326 your Emacs load path and byte compile it. A good directory to use is
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327 the @file{site-lisp} directory in your Emacs file tree, e.g.@:
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328 @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/@var{version}/site-lisp/} (where
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329 @var{version} is your Emacs version), provided you have write access to
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330 it. If you use a directory that is not included by default in your
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331 Emacs load path then you need to add something like this to your
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332 @file{.emacs} initialization file:
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333
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334 @lisp
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335 (add-to-list 'load-path "my-lisp")
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336 @end lisp
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337
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338 @noindent
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339 where @file{my-lisp} is the pathname of the directory. @xref{Init File, ,
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340 The Init File ~/.emacs, emacs, The Emacs Editor}, for further details on
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341 customizing Emacs in general.
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342
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343 You can byte-compile the file by using the Emacs command
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344 @code{byte-compile-file} or by opening the directory containing the
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345 file, putting point on it and pressing the key @kbd{B}. (In fact, if
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346 the file is compiled then it is only the compiled file that needs to be
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347 in the Emacs load path, but leaving the source file there will do no
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348 harm.)
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349
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350 @heading Setup
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351
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352 Setup that is either necessary or desirable consists of adding a small
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353 amount of Emacs Lisp code to your @file{.emacs} initialization file. It
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354 may be necessary (or at least convenient) to make WoMan autoload (if you
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355 are not running GNU Emacs 21 or later) and to set the search path used
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356 by the @code{woman} interface. You may also find it convenient to make
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357 various WoMan menu and key bindings available and to make WoMan
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358 customizable even before WoMan has been loaded.
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359
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360 It is possible to run WoMan from a command line (from outside or even
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361 from inside Emacs) by suitably configuring your command interpreter.
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362
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363 @menu
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364 * Autoloading:: Autoloading
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365 * Search Path:: Search Path
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366 * Auto Bindings:: Preloading Menu and Key Bindings
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367 * Auto Customization:: Preloading Customization
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368 * Command Line:: Command Line Access
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369 @end menu
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370
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371
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372 @node Autoloading, Search Path, Installation, Installation
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373 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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374 @section Autoloading
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375 @cindex autoloading
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376
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377 If you are not running GNU Emacs 21 or later then you are recommended to
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378 add these autoloads to your @file{.emacs} file:
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379
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380 @lisp
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381 (autoload 'woman "woman"
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382 "Decode and browse a Unix man page." t)
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383 (autoload 'woman-find-file "woman"
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384 "Find, decode and browse a specific Unix man-page file." t)
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385 (autoload 'woman-dired-find-file "woman"
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386 "In dired, run the WoMan man-page browser on this file." t)
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387 @end lisp
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388
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389 @noindent
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390 (In GNU Emacs 21 and later these autoloads are predefined.)
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391
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392
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393 @node Search Path, Auto Bindings, Autoloading, Installation
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394 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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395 @section Search Path
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396 @cindex search path
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397
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398 The next step is necessary if you want to use the friendliest WoMan
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399 interface, which is recommended in general. If the @code{MANPATH}
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400 environment variable is set then WoMan will use it; alternatively (or
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401 additionally), if your platform uses a man configuration file (as do
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402 many versions of Linux) then WoMan will use it, provided it can find it.
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403 (This may need configuration. @xref{Interface Options, , Interface
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404 Options}.) If these mechanisms correctly define the search path for man
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405 pages then no further action is required.
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406
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407 Otherwise you may need to customize the user option
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408 @code{woman-manpath}, and you may also want to customize the user option
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409 @code{woman-path}. @xref{Customization, , Customization}. Now you can
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410 execute the extended command @code{woman} and enter or select a manual
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411 topic using completion, and if necessary select a filename, again using
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412 completion. By default, WoMan suggests the word nearest to point in the
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413 current buffer as the topic.
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414
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415
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416 @node Auto Bindings, Auto Customization, Search Path, Installation
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417 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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418 @section Preloading Menu and Key Bindings
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419 @cindex preloading menu and key bindings
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420 @cindex menu bindings, preloading
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421 @cindex key bindings, preloading
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422 @cindex bindings, preloading
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423
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424 Once WoMan is loaded it adds an item to the @samp{Help} menu and defines
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425 one or more keys in dired mode to run WoMan on the current file. If you
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426 would like these facilities always to be available, even before WoMan is
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427 loaded, then add the following to your @file{.emacs} file:
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428
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429 @lisp
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430 (define-key-after menu-bar-manuals-menu [woman]
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431 '(menu-item "Read Man Page (WoMan)..." woman
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432 :help "Man-page documentation Without Man") t)
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433
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434 (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook
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435 (lambda ()
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436 (define-key dired-mode-map "W" 'woman-dired-find-file)))
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437 @end lisp
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438
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439 (By default, WoMan will automatically define the dired keys @kbd{W} and
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440 @kbd{w} when it loads, but only if they are not already defined. This
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441 behavior is controlled by the user option @code{woman-dired-keys}.
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442 Note that the @code{dired-x} (dired extra) package binds
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443 @code{dired-copy-filename-as-kill} to the key @kbd{w}, although @kbd{W}
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444 appears to be unused. The @code{dired-x} package will over-write the
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445 WoMan binding for @kbd{w}, whereas (by default) WoMan will not overwrite
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446 the @code{dired-x} binding.)
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447
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448
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449 @node Auto Customization, Command Line, Auto Bindings, Installation
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450 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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451 @section Preloading Customization
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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452 @cindex preloading customization
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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453 @cindex customization, preloading
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454
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455 WoMan supports the GNU Emacs 20+ customization facility, and puts a
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456 customization group called @code{WoMan} in the @code{Help} group under
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457 the top-level @code{Emacs} group. In order to be able to customize
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458 WoMan without first loading it, add the following to your @file{.emacs}
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459 file:
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460
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461 @lisp
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462 (defgroup woman nil
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463 "Browse UNIX manual pages `wo (without) man'."
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464 :tag "WoMan" :group 'help :load "woman")
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465 @end lisp
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466
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467
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468 @node Command Line, , Auto Customization, Installation
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469 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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470 @section Command Line Access
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471 @cindex command line access
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472
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473 If you really want to square the man-woman circle then you can! If you
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474 run the GNU command interpreter @code{bash} then you might care to
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475 define the following @code{bash} function in your @code{bash}
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476 initialization file @file{.bashrc}:
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477
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478 @example
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479 man() @{ gnudoit -q '(raise-frame (selected-frame)) (woman' \"$1\" ')' ; @}
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480 @end example
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481
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482 If you use a Microsoft command interpreter (@file{command.com} or
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483 @file{cmd.exe}) then you can create a file called @file{man.bat}
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484 somewhere in your path containing the two lines:
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485
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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486 @example
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487 @@echo off
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488 gnudoit -q (raise-frame (selected-frame)) (woman \"%1\")
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489 @end example
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490
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491 and then (e.g.@: from a command prompt or the @samp{Run...} option in the
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492 Windows @samp{Start} menu) just execute
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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493
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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494 @example
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495 man man_page_name
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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496 @end example
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497
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498 (Of course, if you already have a @code{man} command installed then you
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499 could call these commands @code{woman} instead of @code{man}.)
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500
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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501 The above examples assume that you have the @code{gnuserv} Emacs
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502 client-server package installed (which I recommend). It would be
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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503 possible to do something similar by calling Emacs directly, but that is
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504 less satisfactory, because you are likely to end up with multiple copies
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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505 of Emacs running, which is generally inelegant, inefficient and
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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506 inconvenient. If you run a different command interpreter then something
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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507 similar to the above suggestions should be possible.
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508
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509 @c ===================================================================
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510
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511 @node Finding, Browsing, Installation, Top
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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512 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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513 @chapter Finding and Formatting Man Pages
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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514 @cindex using, finding man pages
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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515 @cindex using, formatting man pages
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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516 @cindex finding man pages
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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517 @cindex formatting man pages
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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518 @cindex man pages, finding
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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519 @cindex man pages, formatting
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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520
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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521 WoMan provides three user interfaces for finding and formatting man pages:
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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522
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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523 @itemize @bullet
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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524 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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525 a topic interface similar to that provided by the standard Emacs
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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526 @code{man} command;
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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527
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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528 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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529 a family of filename interfaces analogous to the standard Emacs
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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530 @code{view-file} command;
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
531
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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532 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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533 an automatic interface that detects the file type from its contents.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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534 (This is currently neither well tested, well supported nor recommended!)
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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535 @end itemize
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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536
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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537 The topic and filename interfaces support completion in the usual way.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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538
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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539 The topic interface is generally the most convenient for regular use,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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540 although it may require some special setup, especially if your machine
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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541 does not already have a conventional @code{man} installation (which
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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542 WoMan tries to detect).
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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543
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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544 The simplest filename interface command @code{woman-find-file} can
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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545 always be used with no setup at all (provided WoMan is installed and
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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546 loaded or set up to autoload).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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547
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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548 The automatic interface always requires special setup.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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549
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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550
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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551 @heading Case-Dependence of Filenames
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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552
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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553 @cindex case-sensitivity
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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554 @vindex w32-downcase-file-names
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
555 By default, WoMan ignores case in file pathnames only when it seems
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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556 appropriate. Microsoft Windows users who want complete case
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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557 independence should set the special NTEmacs variable
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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558 @code{w32-downcase-file-names} to @code{t} and use all lower case when
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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559 setting WoMan file paths.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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560
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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561
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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562 @menu
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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563 * Topic:: Topic Interface
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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564 * Filename:: Filename Interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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565 * Automatic:: Automatic Interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
566 @end menu
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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567
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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568 @node Topic, Filename, Finding, Finding
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
569 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
570 @section Topic Interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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571 @cindex topic interface
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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572
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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573 The topic interface is accessed principally via the command
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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574 @code{woman}. The same command can be accessed via the menu item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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575 @samp{Help->Manuals->Read Man Page (WoMan)...} either once WoMan has been
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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576 loaded or if it is set up specially. @xref{Installation, , Installation
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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577 and Setup}. The command reads a manual topic in the minibuffer, which
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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578 can be the @dfn{basename} of a man file anywhere in the man file
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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579 structure. The ``basename'' in this context means the filename without
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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580 any directory component and without any extension or suffix components
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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581 that relate to the file type. So, for example, if there is a compressed
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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582 source file in Chapter 5 of the UNIX Programmer's Manual with the full
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
583 pathname @file{/usr/local/man/man5/man.conf.5.gz} then the topic is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
584 @code{man.conf}. Provided WoMan is configured correctly, this topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
585 will appear among the completions offered by @code{woman}. If more than
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
586 one file has the same topic name then WoMan will prompt for which file
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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587 to format. Completion of topics is case insensitive.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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588
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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589 Clearly, @code{woman} has to know where to look for man files and there
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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590 are two customizable user options that store this information:
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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591 @code{woman-manpath} and @code{woman-path}. @xref{Interface Options, ,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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592 Interface Options}. If @code{woman-manpath} is not set explicitly then
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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593 WoMan tries to pick up the information that would be used by the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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594 @code{man} command, as follows. If the environment variable
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
595 @code{MANPATH} is set, which seems to be the standard mechanism under
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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596 UNIX, then WoMan parses that. Otherwise, if WoMan can find a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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597 configuration file named (by default) @file{man.conf} (or something very
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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598 similar), which seems to be the standard mechanism under GNU/Linux, then
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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599 it parses that. To be precise, ``something very similar'' means having
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
600 two name components separated by a dot and respectively containing
36168
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601 @samp{man} and beginning with @samp{conf}, e.g.@: @file{manual.configuration}.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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602 The search path and/or precise full path name for this file are set by
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
603 the value of the customizable user option @code{woman-man.conf-path}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
604 If all else fails, WoMan uses a plausible default man search path.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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605
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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606 If the above default configuration does not work correctly for any
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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607 reason then simply customize the value of @code{woman-manpath}. To
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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608 access man files that are not in a conventional man file hierarchy,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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609 customize the value of @code{woman-path} to include the directories
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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610 containing the files. In this way, @code{woman} can access manual files
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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611 @emph{anywhere} in the entire file system.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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612
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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613 There are two differences between @code{woman-manpath} and
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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614 @code{woman-path}. Firstly, the elements of @code{woman-manpath} must
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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615 be directories that contain @emph{directories of} man files, whereas the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
616 elements of @code{woman-path} must be directories that contain man files
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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617 @emph{directly}. Secondly, the last directory component of each element
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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618 of @code{woman-path} is treated as a regular (Emacs) match expression
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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619 rather than a fixed name, which allows collections of related
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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620 directories to be specified succinctly.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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621
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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622 For topic completion to work, WoMan must build a list of all the manual
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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623 files that it can access, which can be very slow, especially if a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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624 network is involved. For this reason, it caches various amounts of
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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625 information, after which retrieving it from the cache is very fast. If
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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626 the cache ever gets out of synchronism with reality, running the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
627 @code{woman} command with a prefix argument (e.g.@: @kbd{C-u M-x woman})
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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628 will force it to rebuild its cache. This is necessary only if the names
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
629 or locations of any man files change; it is not necessary if only their
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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630 contents change. It would always be necessary if such a change occurred
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
631 whilst Emacs were running and after WoMan has been loaded. It may be
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
632 necessary if such a change occurs between Emacs sessions and persistent
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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633 caching is used, although WoMan can detect some changes that invalidate
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
634 its cache and rebuild it automatically.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
635
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
636 Customize the variable @code{woman-cache-filename} to save the cache
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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637 between Emacs sessions. This is recommended only if the @code{woman}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
638 command is too slow the first time it is run in an Emacs session, while
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
639 it builds its cache in main memory, which @emph{may} be @emph{very}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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640 slow. @xref{Cache, , The WoMan Topic Cache}, for further details.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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641
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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642
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
643 @menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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644 * Cache:: The WoMan Topic Cache
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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645 * Word at point:: Using the ``Word at Point'' as a Topic Suggestion
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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646 @end menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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647
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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648 @node Cache, Word at point, Topic, Topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
649 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
650 @subsection The WoMan Topic Cache
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
651 @cindex topic cache
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
652 @cindex cache, topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
653
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
654 The amount of information that WoMan caches (in main memory and,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
655 optionally, saved to disc) is controlled by the user option
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
656 @code{woman-cache-level}. There is a trade-off between the speed with
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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657 which WoMan can find a file and the size of the cache, and the default
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
658 setting gives a reasonable compromise.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
660 The @code{woman} command always performs a certain amount of caching in
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
661 main memory, but it can also write its cache to the filestore as a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
662 persistent cache under control of the user option
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
663 @code{woman-cache-filename}. If persistent caching is turned on then
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
664 WoMan re-loads its internal cache from the cache file almost
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
665 instantaneously, so that there is never any perceptible start-up delay
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
666 @emph{except} when WoMan rebuilds its cache. Persistent caching is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
667 currently turned off by default. This is because users with persistent
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
668 caching turned on may overlook the need to force WoMan to rebuild its
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
669 cache the first time they run it after they have installed new man
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
670 files; with persistent caching turned off, WoMan automatically rebuilds
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
671 its cache every time it is run in a new Emacs session.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
672
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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673 A prefix argument always causes the @code{woman} command (only) to
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
674 rebuild its topic cache, and to re-save it to
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675 @code{woman-cache-filename} if this variable has a non-@code{nil} value. This
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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676 is necessary if the @emph{names} of any of the directories or files in
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
677 the paths specified by @code{woman-manpath} or @code{woman-path} change.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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678 If WoMan user options that affect the cache are changed then WoMan will
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
679 automatically update its cache file on disc (if one is in use) the next
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
680 time it is run in a new Emacs session.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
681
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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682
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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683 @node Word at point, , Cache, Topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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684 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
685 @subsection Using the ``Word at Point'' as a Topic Suggestion
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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686 @cindex word at point
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
687 @cindex point, word at
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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688
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
689 By default, the @code{woman} command uses the word nearest to point in
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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690 the current buffer as a suggestion for the topic to look up. The topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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691 must be confirmed or edited in the minibuffer. This suggestion can be
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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692 turned off, or @code{woman} can use the suggested topic without
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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693 confirmation if possible, which is controlled by customizing the user
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
694 option @code{woman-topic-at-point} to @code{nil} or @code{t}
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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695 respectively. (Its default value is neither @code{nil} nor @code{t},
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
696 meaning ask for confirmation.)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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697
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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698 The variable @code{woman-topic-at-point} can also be rebound locally
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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699 (using @code{let}), which may be useful to provide special private key
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
700 bindings, e.g.@: this key binding for @kbd{C-c w} runs WoMan on the topic
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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701 at point without seeking confirmation:
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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702
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
703 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
704 (global-set-key "\C-cw"
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
705 (lambda ()
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
706 (interactive)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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707 (let ((woman-topic-at-point t))
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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708 (woman))))
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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709 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
710
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
711
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
712 @node Filename, Automatic, Topic, Finding
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
713 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
714 @section Filename Interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
715 @cindex filename interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
716
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
717 The commands in this family are completely independent of the topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
718 interface, caching mechanism, etc.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
719
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
720 @findex woman-find-file
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
721 The filename interface is accessed principally via the extended command
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
722 @code{woman-find-file}, which is available without any configuration at
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
723 all (provided WoMan is installed and loaded or set up to autoload).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
724 This command can be used to browse any accessible man file, regardless
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
725 of its filename or location. If the file is compressed then automatic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
726 file decompression must already be turned on (e.g.@: see the
36543
57371dae7dbd Fix the Copyright notices. Change UN*X -> Unix and -- -> ---.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
727 @samp{Help->Options} submenu)---it is turned on automatically only by
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
728 the @code{woman} topic interface.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
729
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
730 @findex woman-dired-find-file
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
731 Once WoMan is loaded (or if specially set up), various additional
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
732 commands in this family are available. In a dired buffer, the command
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
733 @code{woman-dired-find-file} allows the file on the same line as point
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
734 to be formatted and browsed by WoMan. It is bound to the key @kbd{W} in
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
735 the dired mode map and added to the dired major mode menu. It may also
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
736 be bound to @kbd{w}, unless this key is bound by another library, which
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
737 it is by @code{dired-x}, for example. Because it is quite likely that
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
738 other libraries will extend the capabilities of such a commonly used
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
739 mode as dired, the precise key bindings added by WoMan to the dired mode
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
740 map are controlled by the user option @code{woman-dired-keys}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
741
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
742 @findex woman-tar-extract-file
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
743 When a tar (Tape ARchive) file is visited in Emacs, it is opened in tar
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
744 mode, which parses the tar file and shows a dired-like view of its
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
745 contents. The WoMan command @code{woman-tar-extract-file} allows the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
746 file on the same line as point to be formatted and browsed by WoMan. It
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
747 is bound to the key @kbd{w} in the tar mode map and added to the tar
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
748 major mode menu.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
749
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
750 The command @code{woman-reformat-last-file}, which is bound to the key
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
751 @kbd{R} in WoMan mode and available on the major mode menu, reformats
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
752 the last file formatted by WoMan. This may occasionally be useful if
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
753 formatting parameters, such as the fill column, are changed, or perhaps
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
754 if the buffer is somehow corrupted.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
755
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
756 @findex woman-decode-buffer
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
757 The command @code{woman-decode-buffer} can be used to decode and browse
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
758 the current buffer if it is visiting a man file, although it is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
759 primarily used internally by WoMan.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
760
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
761
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
762 @node Automatic, , Filename, Finding
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
763 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
764 @section Automatic Interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
765 @cindex automatic interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
766
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
767 Emacs provides an interface to detect automatically the format of a file
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
768 and decode it when it is visited. It is used primarily by the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
769 facilities for editing rich (i.e.@: formatted) text, as a way to store
52979
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52704
diff changeset
770 formatting information transparently as @acronym{ASCII} markup. WoMan can in
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
771 principle use this interface, but it must be configured explicitly.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
772
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
773 This use of WoMan does not seem to be particularly advantageous, so it
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
774 is not really supported. It originated during early experiments on how
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
775 best to implement WoMan, before I implemented the current topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
776 interface, and I subsequently stopped using it. I might revive it as a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
777 mechanism for storing pre-formatted WoMan files, somewhat analogous to
36543
57371dae7dbd Fix the Copyright notices. Change UN*X -> Unix and -- -> ---.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
778 the standard Unix @code{catman} facility. In the meantime, it exists
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
779 for anyone who wants to experiment with it. Once it is set up it is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
780 simply a question of visiting the file and there is no WoMan-specific
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
781 user interface!
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
782
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
783 To use it, put something like this in your @file{.emacs} file. [The
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
784 call to @code{set-visited-file-name} is to avoid font-locking triggered
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
785 by automatic major mode selection.]
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
786
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
787 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
788 (autoload 'woman-decode-region "woman")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
789
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
790 (add-to-list 'format-alist
36543
57371dae7dbd Fix the Copyright notices. Change UN*X -> Unix and -- -> ---.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
791 '(man "Unix man-page source format" "\\.\\(TH\\|ig\\) "
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
792 woman-decode-region nil nil
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
793 (lambda (arg)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
794 set-visited-file-name
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
795 (file-name-sans-extension buffer-file-name))))
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
796 @end lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
797
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
798 @c ===================================================================
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
799
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
800 @node Browsing, Customization, Finding, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
801 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
802 @chapter Browsing Man Pages
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
803 @cindex using, browsing man pages
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
804 @cindex browsing man pages
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
805 @cindex man pages, browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
806
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
807 Once a man page has been found and formatted, WoMan provides a browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
808 interface that is essentially the same as that provided by the standard
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
809 Emacs @code{man} command (and much of the code is inherited from the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
810 @code{man} library, which WoMan currently requires). Many WoMan
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
811 facilities can be accessed from the WoMan major mode menu as well as via
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
812 key bindings, etc.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
813
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
814 WoMan does not produce any page breaks or page numbers, and in fact does
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
815 not paginate the man page at all, since this is not appropriate for
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
816 continuous online browsing. It produces a document header line that is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
817 constructed from the standard man page header and footer. Apart from
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
818 that, the appearance of the formatted man page should be almost
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
819 identical to what would be produced by @code{man}, with consecutive
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
820 blank lines squeezed to a single blank line.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
821
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
822 @menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
823 * Fonts:: Fonts and Faces
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
824 * Navigation:: Navigation
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
825 * References:: Following References
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
826 * Changing:: Changing the Current Man Page
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
827 * Convenience:: Convenience Key Bindings
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
828 * Imenu:: Imenu Support; Contents Menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
829 @end menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
830
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
831 @node Fonts, Navigation, Browsing, Browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
832 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
833 @section Fonts and Faces
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
834 @cindex fonts
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
835 @cindex faces
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
836
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
837 Fonts used by @code{ROFF} are handled by WoMan as faces, the details of
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
838 which are customizable. @xref{Faces, , Faces}. WoMan supports both the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
839 italic and bold fonts normally used in man pages, together with a single
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
840 face to represent all unknown fonts (which are occasionally used in
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
841 ``non-standard'' man pages, usually to represent a ``typewriter'' font)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
842 and a face to indicate additional symbols introduced by WoMan. This
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
843 currently means the characters ^ and _ used to indicate super- and
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
844 sub-scripts, which are not displayed well by WoMan.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
845
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
846
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
847 @node Navigation, References, Fonts, Browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
848 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
849 @section Navigation
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
850 @cindex navigation
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
851
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
852 Man (and hence WoMan) mode can be thought of as a superset of view mode.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
853 The buffer cannot be edited, so keys that would normally self-insert are
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
854 used for navigation. The WoMan key bindings are a minor modification of
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
855 the @code{man} key bindings.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
856
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
857 @table @kbd
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
858 @item @key{SPC}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
859 @kindex SPC
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
860 @findex scroll-up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
861 Scroll the man page up the window (@code{scroll-up}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
862
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
863 @item @key{DEL}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
864 @kindex DEL
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
865 @findex scroll-down
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
866 Scroll the man page down the window (@code{scroll-down}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
867
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
868 @item n
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
869 @kindex n
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
870 @findex Man-next-section
36543
57371dae7dbd Fix the Copyright notices. Change UN*X -> Unix and -- -> ---.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
871 Move point to the Nth next section---default 1 (@code{Man-next-section}).
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
872
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
873 @item p
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
874 @kindex p
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
875 @findex Man-previous-section
36543
57371dae7dbd Fix the Copyright notices. Change UN*X -> Unix and -- -> ---.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
876 Move point to Nth previous section---default 1
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
877 (@code{Man-previous-section}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
878
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
879 @item g
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
880 @kindex g
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
881 @findex Man-goto-section
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
882 Move point to the specified section (@code{Man-goto-section}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
883
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
884 @item s
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
885 @kindex s
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
886 @findex Man-goto-see-also-section
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
887 Move point to the ``SEE ALSO'' section
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
888 (@code{Man-goto-see-also-section}). Actually the section moved to is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
889 described by @code{Man-see-also-regexp}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
890 @end table
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
891
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
892
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
893 @node References, Changing, Navigation, Browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
894 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
895 @section Following References
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
896 @cindex following references
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
897 @cindex references
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
898
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
899 Man pages usually contain a ``SEE ALSO'' section containing references
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
900 to other man pages. If these man pages are installed then WoMan can
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
901 easily be directed to follow the reference, i.e.@: to find and format the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
902 man page. When the mouse is passed over a correctly formatted reference
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
903 it is highlighted, in which case clicking the middle button
36168
df827c1def99 Clean up close-quote punctuation.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 31954
diff changeset
904 @kbd{Mouse-2} will cause WoMan to follow the reference. Alternatively,
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
905 when point is over such a reference the key @key{RET} will follow the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
906 reference.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
907
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
908 Any word in the buffer can be used as a reference by clicking
36168
df827c1def99 Clean up close-quote punctuation.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 31954
diff changeset
909 @kbd{Mouse-2} over it provided the Meta key is also used (although in
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
910 general such a ``reference'' will not lead to a man page).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
911 Alternatively, the key @kbd{r} allows completion to be used to select a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
912 reference to follow, based on the word at point as default.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
913
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
914 @table @kbd
36168
df827c1def99 Clean up close-quote punctuation.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 31954
diff changeset
915 @item @kbd{Mouse-2}
df827c1def99 Clean up close-quote punctuation.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 31954
diff changeset
916 @kindex Mouse-2
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
917 @findex woman-mouse-2
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
918 Run WoMan with word under mouse as topic (@code{woman-mouse-2}). The
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
919 word must be mouse-highlighted unless @code{woman-mouse-2} is used with
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
920 the Meta key.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
921
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
922 @item @key{RET}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
923 @kindex RET
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
924 @findex man-follow
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
925 Get the man page for the topic under (or nearest to) point
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
926 (@code{man-follow}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
927
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
928 @item r
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
929 @kindex r
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
930 @findex Man-follow-manual-reference
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
931 Get one of the man pages referred to in the ``SEE ALSO'' section
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
932 (@code{Man-follow-manual-reference}). Specify which reference to use;
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
933 default is based on word at point.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
934 @end table
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
935
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
936
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
937 @node Changing, Convenience, References, Browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
938 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
939 @section Changing the Current Man Page
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
940 @cindex changing current man page
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
941 @cindex current man page, changing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
942
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
943 The man page currently being browsed by WoMan can be changed in several
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
944 ways. The command @code{woman} can be invoked to format another man
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
945 page, or the current WoMan buffer can be buried or killed. WoMan
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
946 maintains a ring of formatted man pages, and it is possible to move
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
947 forwards and backwards in this ring by moving to the next or previous
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
948 man page. It is sometimes useful to reformat the current page, for
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
949 example after the right margin (the wrap column) or some other
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
950 formatting parameter has been changed.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
951
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
952 Buffers formatted by Man and WoMan are completely unrelated, even though
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
953 some of the commands to manipulate them are superficially the same (and
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
954 share code).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
955
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
956 @table @kbd
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
957 @item m
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
958 @kindex m
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
959 @findex man
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
960 Run the command @code{man} to get a Un*x manual page and put it in a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
961 buffer. This command is the top-level command in the man package. It
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
962 runs a Un*x command to retrieve and clean a man page in the background
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
963 and places the results in a Man mode (man page browsing) buffer. If a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
964 man buffer already exists for this man page, it will display
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
965 immediately. This works exactly the same if WoMan is loaded, except
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
966 that the formatting time is displayed in the mini-buffer.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
967
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
968 @item w
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
969 @kindex w
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
970 @findex woman
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
971 Run the command @code{woman} exactly as if the extended command or menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
972 item had been used.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
973
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
974 @item q
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
975 @kindex q
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
976 @findex Man-quit
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
977 Bury the buffer containing the current man page (@code{Man-quit}),
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
978 i.e.@: move it to the bottom of the buffer stack.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
979
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
980 @item k
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
981 @kindex k
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
982 @findex Man-kill
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
983 Kill the buffer containing the current man page (@code{Man-kill}),
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
984 i.e.@: delete it completely so that it can be retrieved only by formatting
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
985 the page again.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
986
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
987 @item M-p
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
988 @kindex M-p
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
989 @findex WoMan-previous-manpage
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
990 Find the previous WoMan buffer (@code{WoMan-previous-manpage}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
991
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
992 @item M-n
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
993 @kindex M-n
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
994 @findex WoMan-next-manpage
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
995 Find the next WoMan buffer (@code{WoMan-next-manpage}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
996
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
997 @item R
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
998 @kindex R
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
999 @findex woman-reformat-last-file
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1000 Call WoMan to reformat the last man page formatted by WoMan
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1001 (@code{woman-reformat-last-file}), e.g.@: after changing the fill column.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1002 @end table
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1003
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1004
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1005 @node Convenience, Imenu, Changing, Browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1006 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1007 @section Convenience Key Bindings
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1008 @cindex convenience key bindings
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1009 @cindex key bindings, convenience
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1010
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1011 @table @kbd
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1012 @item -
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1013 @kindex -
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1014 @findex negative-argument
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1015 Begin a negative numeric argument for the next command
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1016 (@code{negative-argument}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1017
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1018 @item 0 .. 9
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1019 @kindex 0 .. 9
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1020 @findex digit-argument
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1021 Part of the numeric argument for the next command
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1022 (@code{digit-argument}).
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1023
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1024 @item <
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1025 @kindex <
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1026 @itemx .
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1027 @kindex .
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1028 @findex beginning-of-buffer
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1029 Move point to the beginning of the buffer; leave mark at previous
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1030 position (@code{beginning-of-buffer}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1031
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1032 @item >
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1033 @kindex >
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1034 @findex end-of-buffer
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1035 Move point to the end of the buffer; leave mark at previous position
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1036 (@code{end-of-buffer}).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1037
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1038 @item ?
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1039 @kindex ?
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1040 @findex describe-mode
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1041 Display documentation of current major mode and minor modes
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1042 (@code{describe-mode}). The major mode description comes first,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1043 followed by the minor modes, each on a separate page.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1044 @end table
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1045
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1046
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1047 @node Imenu, , Convenience, Browsing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1048 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1049 @section Imenu Support; Contents Menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1050 @cindex imenu support
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1051 @cindex contents menu
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1052
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1053 The WoMan menu provides an option to make a contents menu for the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1054 current man page (using @code{imenu}). Alternatively, if you customize
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1055 the option @code{woman-imenu} to @code{t} then WoMan will do it
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1056 automatically for every man page. The menu title is set by the option
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1057 @code{woman-imenu-title}, which is ``CONTENTS'' by default. The menu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1058 shows manual sections and subsections by default, but you can change
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1059 this by customizing @code{woman-imenu-generic-expression}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1060
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1061 WoMan is configured not to replace spaces in an imenu
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1062 @code{*Completion*} buffer. For further documentation on the use of
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1063 imenu, such as menu sorting, see the source file @file{imenu.el}, which
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1064 is distributed with GNU Emacs.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1065
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1066 @c ===================================================================
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1067
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1068 @node Customization, Log, Browsing, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1069 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1070 @chapter Customization
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1071 @cindex customization
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1072
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1073 All WoMan user options are customizable, and it is recommended to change
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1074 them only via the standard Emacs customization facilities. WoMan
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1075 defines a top-level customization group called @code{WoMan} under the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1076 parent group @code{Help}. The WoMan customization group is available
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1077 only once WoMan has been loaded unless it is specially set up to be
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1078 automatically available. @xref{Auto Customization, , Preloading
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1079 Customization}. It can be accessed either via the standard Emacs
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1080 facilities, e.g.@: via the @samp{Help->Customize} submenu, or via the
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1081 WoMan major mode menu.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1082
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1083 The top-level WoMan group contains only a few general options and three
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1084 subgroups. The hooks are provided only for special purposes that, for
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1085 example, require code to be executed, and should be changed only via
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1086 @code{Customization} or the function @code{add-hook}. Most
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1087 customization should be possible via existing user options.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1088
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1089 @vtable @code
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1090 @item woman-show-log
36514
9f8d10fad236 Fix Texinfo usage. Write GNU/Linux, not Linux.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1091 A boolean value that defaults to @code{nil}. If non-@code{nil} then show the
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1092 @code{*WoMan-Log*} buffer if appropriate, i.e.@: if any warning messages
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1093 are written to it. @xref{Log, , The *WoMan-Log* Buffer}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1094
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1095 @item woman-pre-format-hook
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1096 A hook run immediately before formatting a buffer. It might, for
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1097 example, be used for face customization. @xref{Faces, , Faces},
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1098 however.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1099
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1100 @item woman-post-format-hook
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1101 A hook run immediately after formatting a buffer. It might, for
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1102 example, be used for installing a dynamic menu using @code{imenu}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1103 (However. in this case it is better to use the built-in WoMan
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1104 @code{imenu} support. @xref{Imenu, , Imenu Support; Contents Menu}.)
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1105 @end vtable
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1106
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1107 @heading Customization Subgroups
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1108
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1109 @table @code
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1110 @item WoMan Interface
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1111 These options control the process of locating the appropriate file to
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1112 browse, and the appearance of the browsing interface.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1113
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1114 @item WoMan Formatting
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1115 These options control the layout that WoMan uses to format the man page.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1116
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1117 @item WoMan Faces
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1118 These options control the display faces that WoMan uses to format the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1119 man page.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1120 @end table
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1121
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1122 @menu
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1123 * Interface Options::
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1124 * Formatting Options::
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1125 * Faces::
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1126 * Special symbols::
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1127 @end menu
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1128
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1129 @node Interface Options, Formatting Options, Customization, Customization
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1130 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1131 @section Interface Options
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1132 @cindex interface options
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1133
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1134 These options control the process of locating the appropriate file to
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1135 browse, and the appearance of the browsing interface.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1136
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1137 @vtable @code
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1138 @item woman-man.conf-path
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1139 A list of strings representing directories to search and/or files to try
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1140 for a man configuration file. The default is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1141
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1142 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1143 ("/etc" "/usr/local/lib")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1144 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1145
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1146 @noindent
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1147 [for GNU/Linux and Cygwin respectively.] A trailing separator (@file{/}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1148 for UNIX etc.) on directories is optional and the filename matched if a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1149 directory is specified is the first to match the regexp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1150 @code{man.*\.conf}. If the environment variable @code{MANPATH} is not
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1151 set but a configuration file is found then it is parsed instead (or as
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1152 well) to provide a default value for @code{woman-manpath}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1153
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1154 @item woman-manpath
36543
57371dae7dbd Fix the Copyright notices. Change UN*X -> Unix and -- -> ---.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
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1155 A list of strings representing @emph{directory trees} to search for Unix
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1156 manual files. Each element should be the name of a directory that
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1157 contains subdirectories of the form @file{man?}, or more precisely
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1158 subdirectories selected by the value of @code{woman-manpath-man-regexp}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1159 Non-directory and unreadable files are ignored.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1160
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1161 @cindex @code{MANPATH}, environment variable
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1162 If not set then the environment variable @code{MANPATH} is used. If no
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1163 such environment variable is found, the default list is determined by
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1164 consulting the man configuration file if found. By default this is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1165 expected to be either @file{/etc/man.config} or
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1166 @file{/usr/local/lib/man.conf}, which is controlled by the user option
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1167 @code{woman-man.conf-path}. An empty substring of @code{MANPATH}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1168 denotes the default list. Otherwise, the default value of this variable
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
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parents:
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1169 is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1170
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1171 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1172 ("/usr/man" "/usr/local/man")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1173 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1174
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1175 Any environment variables (names of which must have the Unix-style form
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1176 @code{$NAME}, e.g.@: @code{$HOME}, @code{$EMACSDATA}, @code{$EMACS_DIR},
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1177 regardless of platform) are evaluated first but each element must
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1178 evaluate to a @emph{single} directory name. Trailing @file{/}s are
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1179 ignored. (Specific directories in @code{woman-path} are also searched.)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1180
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1181 On Microsoft platforms I recommend including drive letters explicitly,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1182 e.g.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1183
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1184 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1185 ("C:/Cygwin/usr/man" "C:/usr/man" "C:/usr/local/man")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1186 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1187
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1188 @cindex directory separator character
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1189 @cindex @code{MANPATH}, directory separator
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1190 The @code{MANPATH} environment variable may be set using DOS
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parents: 36514
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1191 semi-colon-separated or Unix-style colon-separated syntax (but not
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1192 mixed).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1193
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1194 @item woman-manpath-man-regexp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1195 A regular expression to match man directories @emph{under} the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1196 @code{woman-manpath} directories. These normally have names of the form
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1197 @file{man?}. Its default value is @code{"[Mm][Aa][Nn]"}, which is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1198 case-insensitive mainly for the benefit of Microsoft platforms. Its
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1199 purpose is to avoid directories such as @file{cat?}, @file{.},
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1200 @file{..}, etc.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1201
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1202 @item woman-path
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1203 A list of strings representing @emph{specific directories} to search for
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
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1204 Unix manual files. For example
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1205
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1206 @lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1207 ("/emacs/etc")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1208 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1209
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1210 These directories are searched in addition to the directory trees
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1211 specified in @code{woman-manpath}. Each element should be a directory
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1212 string or @code{nil}, which represents the current directory when the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1213 path is expanded and cached. However, the last component (only) of each
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1214 directory string is treated as a regexp (Emacs, not shell) and the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1215 string is expanded into a list of matching directories. Non-directory
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1216 and unreadable files are ignored. The default value on MS-DOS is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1217
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1218 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1219 ("$DJDIR/info" "$DJDIR/man/cat[1-9onlp]")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1220 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1221
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1222 @noindent
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1223 and on other platforms is @code{nil}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1224
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
1225 Any environment variables (names of which must have the Unix-style form
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1226 @code{$NAME}, e.g.@: @code{$HOME}, @code{$EMACSDATA}, @code{$EMACS_DIR},
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1227 regardless of platform) are evaluated first but each element must
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1228 evaluate to a @emph{single} directory name (regexp, see above). For
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1229 example
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1230
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1231 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1232 ("$EMACSDATA")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1233 @end lisp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1234
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1235 @noindent
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1236 or equivalently
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1237
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1238 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1239 ("$EMACS_DIR/etc")
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1240 @end lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1241
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1242 @noindent
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1243 Trailing @file{/}s are discarded. (The directory trees in
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1244 @code{woman-manpath} are also searched.) On Microsoft platforms I
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1245 recommend including drive letters explicitly.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1246
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1247 @item woman-cache-level
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1248 A positive integer representing the level of topic caching:
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1249
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1250 @enumerate
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1251 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1252 cache only the topic and directory lists (uses minimal memory, but not
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1253 recommended);
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1254 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1255 cache also the directories for each topic (faster, without using much
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1256 more memory);
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1257 @item
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1258 cache also the actual filenames for each topic (fastest, but uses twice
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1259 as much memory).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1260 @end enumerate
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1261
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1262 The default value is currently 2, a good general compromise. If the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1263 @code{woman} command is slow to find files then try 3, which may be
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1264 particularly beneficial with large remote-mounted man directories. Run
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1265 the @code{woman} command with a prefix argument or delete the cache file
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1266 @code{woman-cache-filename} for a change to take effect. (Values < 1
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1267 behave like 1; values > 3 behave like 3.)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1268
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1269 @item woman-cache-filename
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1270 Either a string representing the full pathname of the WoMan directory
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1271 and topic cache file, or @code{nil}. It is used to save and restore the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1272 cache between Emacs sessions. This is especially useful with
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1273 remote-mounted man page files! The default value of @code{nil}
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
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1274 suppresses this action. The ``standard'' non-@code{nil} filename is
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1275 @file{~/.wmncach.el}. Remember that a prefix argument forces the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1276 @code{woman} command to update and re-write the cache.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1277
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1278 @item woman-dired-keys
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1279 A list of @code{dired} mode keys to be defined to run WoMan on the
36514
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1280 current file, e.g.@: @code{("w" "W")} or any non-@code{nil} atom to
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1281 automatically define @kbd{w} and @kbd{W} if they are unbound, or
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1282 @code{nil} to do nothing. Default is @code{t}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1283
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1284 @item woman-imenu-generic-expression
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1285 Imenu support for Sections and Subsections: an alist with elements of
36543
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 36514
diff changeset
1286 the form @code{(MENU-TITLE REGEXP INDEX)}---see the documentation for
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1287 @code{imenu-generic-expression}. Default value is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1288
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1289 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1290 ((nil "\n\\([A-Z].*\\)" 1) ; SECTION, but not TITLE
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1291 ("*Subsections*" "^ \\([A-Z].*\\)" 1))
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1292 @end lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1293
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1294 @item woman-imenu
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parents: 36168
diff changeset
1295 A boolean value that defaults to @code{nil}. If non-@code{nil} then WoMan adds
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1296 a Contents menu to the menubar by calling @code{imenu-add-to-menubar}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1297
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1298 @item woman-imenu-title
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1299 A string representing the title to use if WoMan adds a Contents menu to
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1300 the menubar. Default is @code{"CONTENTS"}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1301
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1302 @item woman-topic-at-point
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1303 A symbol, which may be either @code{t}, @code{nil} or @code{confirm},
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1304 that controls the use by @code{woman} of the ``word at point'' as a
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1305 topic suggestion. If it is non-@code{nil} then the @code{woman} command uses
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1306 the word at point as an initial topic suggestion when it reads a topic
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1307 from the minibuffer; if it is @code{t} then @code{woman} uses the word
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1308 at point @emph{without interactive confirmation} if it exists as a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1309 topic. The value @code{confirm} means suggest a topic and ask for
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1310 confirmation. The default value is that of
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1311 @code{woman-topic-at-point-default}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1312
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1313 @item woman-topic-at-point-default
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1314 A symbol, which may be either @code{t}, @code{nil} or @code{confirm},
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1315 representing the default value for @code{woman-topic-at-point}. The
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1316 default value is @code{confirm}. [The variable
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1317 @code{woman-topic-at-point} may be @code{let}-bound when @code{woman} is
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parents:
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1318 loaded, in which case its global value does not get defined. The
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parents:
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1319 function @code{woman-file-name} sets it to this value if it is unbound.]
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parents:
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1320
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parents:
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1321 @item woman-uncompressed-file-regexp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1322 A regular match expression used to select man source files (ignoring any
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1323 compression extension). The default value is
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1324 @code{"\\.\\([0-9lmnt]\\w*\\)"} [which means a filename extension is
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1325 required].
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1326
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parents:
diff changeset
1327 @emph{Do not change this unless you are sure you know what you are doing!}
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1328
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1329 The SysV standard man pages use two character suffixes, and this is
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1330 becoming more common in the GNU world. For example, the man pages in
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1331 the @code{ncurses} package include @file{toe.1m}, @file{form.3x}, etc.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1332
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1333 @strong{Please note:} an optional compression regexp will be appended,
980a04480377 Fix @strong{Note:}.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
diff changeset
1334 so this regexp @emph{must not} end with any kind of string terminator
980a04480377 Fix @strong{Note:}.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 52401
diff changeset
1335 such as @code{$} or @code{\\'}.
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parents:
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1336
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1337 @item woman-file-compression-regexp
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1338 A regular match expression used to match compressed man file extensions
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1339 for which decompressors are available and handled by auto-compression
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1340 mode. It should begin with @code{\\.} and end with @code{\\'} and
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1341 @emph{must not} be optional. The default value is
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1342 @code{"\\.\\(g?z\\|bz2\\)\\'"}, which matches the @code{gzip} and
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1343 @code{bzip2} compression extensions.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1344
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1345 @emph{Do not change this unless you are sure you know what you are doing!}
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1346
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1347 [It should be compatible with the @code{car} of
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1348 @code{jka-compr-file-name-handler-entry}, but that is unduly
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1349 complicated, includes an inappropriate extension (@file{.tgz}) and is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1350 not loaded by default!]
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1351
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1352 @item woman-use-own-frame
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1353 If non-@code{nil} then use a dedicated frame for displaying WoMan windows.
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1354 This is useful only when WoMan is run under a window system such as X or
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1355 Microsoft Windows that supports real multiple frames, in which case the
36514
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parents: 36168
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1356 default value is non-@code{nil}.
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1357 @end vtable
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1358
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1359
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1360 @node Formatting Options, Faces, Interface Options, Customization
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1361 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1362 @section Formatting Options
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1363 @cindex formatting options
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1364
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1365 These options control the layout that WoMan uses to format the man page.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1366
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1367 @vtable @code
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1368 @item woman-fill-column
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1369 An integer specifying the right margin for formatted text. Default is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1370 65.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1371
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1372 @item woman-fill-frame
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diff changeset
1373 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then most of the frame width is used,
9f8d10fad236 Fix Texinfo usage. Write GNU/Linux, not Linux.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1374 overriding the value of @code{woman-fill-column}. Default is @code{nil}.
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1375
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1376 @item woman-default-indent
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1377 An integer specifying the default prevailing indent for the @code{-man}
36514
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1378 macros. Default is 5. Set this variable to 7 to emulate GNU/Linux man
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1379 formatting.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1380
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1381 @item woman-bold-headings
36514
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1382 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then embolden section and subsection
9f8d10fad236 Fix Texinfo usage. Write GNU/Linux, not Linux.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1383 headings. Default is @code{t}. [Heading emboldening is @emph{not} standard
46918
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Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46111
diff changeset
1384 @code{man} behavior.]
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1385
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1386 @item woman-ignore
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parents: 36168
diff changeset
1387 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then unrecognised requests etc. are
46918
82d113655734 Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46111
diff changeset
1388 ignored. Default is @code{t}. This gives the standard @code{ROFF} behavior.
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1389 If @code{nil} then they are left in the buffer, which may aid debugging.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1390
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1391 @item woman-preserve-ascii
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52704
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1392 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then preserve @acronym{ASCII} characters in the
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52704
diff changeset
1393 WoMan buffer. Otherwise, non-@acronym{ASCII} characters (that display as
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52704
diff changeset
1394 @acronym{ASCII}) may remain, which is irrelevant unless the buffer is to be
36514
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1395 saved to a file. Default is @code{nil}.
30659
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1396
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1397 @item woman-emulation
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1398 WoMan emulation, currently either @code{NROFF} or @code{TROFF}. Default
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1399 is @code{NROFF}. @code{TROFF} emulation is experimental and largely
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1400 untested.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1401 @end vtable
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1402
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1403
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1404 @node Faces, Special symbols, Formatting Options, Customization
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1405 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1406 @section Faces
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1407 @cindex faces
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1408
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1409 These options control the display faces that WoMan uses to format the
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1410 man page.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1411
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1412 @vtable @code
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parents:
diff changeset
1413 @item woman-fontify
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diff changeset
1414 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then WoMan assumes that face support is
9f8d10fad236 Fix Texinfo usage. Write GNU/Linux, not Linux.
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parents: 36168
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1415 available. It defaults to a non-@code{nil} value if the display supports
46918
82d113655734 Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46111
diff changeset
1416 either colors or different fonts.
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parents:
diff changeset
1417
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parents:
diff changeset
1418 @item woman-italic-face
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1419 Face for italic font in man pages. Default: italic, underlined,
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1420 foreground red. This is overkill! @code{TROFF} uses just italic;
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parents:
diff changeset
1421 @code{NROFF} uses just underline. You should probably select either
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1422 italic or underline as you prefer, but not both, although italic and
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1423 underline work together perfectly well!
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1424
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parents:
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1425 @item woman-bold-face
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1426 Face for bold font in man pages. Default: bold, foreground blue.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1427
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1428 @item woman-unknown-face
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1429 Face for all unknown fonts in man pages. Default: foreground brown.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1430 Brown is a good compromise: it is distinguishable from the default but
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1431 not enough so as to make font errors look terrible. (Files that use
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1432 non-standard fonts seem to do so badly or in idiosyncratic ways!)
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1433
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parents:
diff changeset
1434 @item woman-addition-face
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1435 Face for all additions made by WoMan to man pages.
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parents:
diff changeset
1436 Default: foreground orange.
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parents:
diff changeset
1437 @end vtable
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parents:
diff changeset
1438
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1439
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parents:
diff changeset
1440 @node Special symbols, , Faces, Customization
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1441 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1442 @section Special symbols
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1443 @cindex special symbols
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1444
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parents:
diff changeset
1445 This section currently applies @emph{only} to Microsoft Windows.
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1446
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1447 WoMan provides partial experimental support for special symbols,
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parents:
diff changeset
1448 initially only for MS-Windows and only for MS-Windows fonts. This
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parents: 52704
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1449 includes both non-@acronym{ASCII} characters from the main text font and use
30659
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parents:
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1450 of a separate symbol font. Later, support will be added for other font
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parents:
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1451 types (e.g.@: @code{bdf} fonts) and for the X Window System. In Emacs
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parents:
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1452 20.7, the current support works partially under Windows 9x but may not
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1453 work on any other platform.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1454
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1455 @vtable @code
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1456 @item woman-use-extended-font
52979
3649390c0f91 Replace @sc{ascii} and ASCII with @acronym{ASCII}.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 52704
diff changeset
1457 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then WoMan may use non-@acronym{ASCII} characters
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1458 from the default font. Default is @code{t}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1459
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1460 @item woman-use-symbol-font
36514
9f8d10fad236 Fix Texinfo usage. Write GNU/Linux, not Linux.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1461 A boolean value. If non-@code{nil} then WoMan may use the symbol font.
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1462 Default is @code{nil}, mainly because it may change the line spacing (at
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1463 least in NTEmacs 20).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1464
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1465 @item woman-symbol-font
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1466 A string describing the symbol font to use for special characters.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1467 It should be compatible with, and the same size as, the default text font.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1468 Under MS-Windows, the default is
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1469
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1470 @lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1471 "-*-Symbol-normal-r-*-*-*-*-96-96-p-*-ms-symbol"
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1472 @end lisp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1473 @end vtable
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1474
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1475
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1476 @c ===================================================================
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1477
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1478 @node Log, Technical, Customization, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1479 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1480 @chapter The *WoMan-Log* Buffer
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1481 @cindex log buffer
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1482 @cindex buffer, log
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1483
46918
82d113655734 Minor spelling and grammar corrections.
Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
parents: 46111
diff changeset
1484 This is modeled on the Emacs byte-compiler. It logs all files
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1485 formatted by WoMan and the time taken. If WoMan finds anything that it
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1486 cannot handle then it writes a warning to this buffer. If the variable
36514
9f8d10fad236 Fix Texinfo usage. Write GNU/Linux, not Linux.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 36168
diff changeset
1487 @code{woman-show-log} is non-@code{nil} (by default it is @code{nil}) then
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1488 WoMan automatically displays this buffer. @xref{Interface Options, ,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1489 Interface Options}. Many WoMan warnings can be completely ignored,
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1490 because they are reporting the fact that WoMan has ignored requests that
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1491 it is correct for WoMan to ignore. In some future version this level of
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1492 paranoia may be reduced, but not until WoMan is deemed more reliable.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1493 At present, all warnings should be treated with some suspicion.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1494 Uninterpreted escape sequences are also logged (in some cases).
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1495
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1496 By resetting the variable @code{woman-ignore} to @code{nil} (by default
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1497 it is @code{t}), uninterpreted @code{ROFF} requests can optionally be
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1498 left in the formatted buffer to indicate precisely where they occurred.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1499 @xref{Interface Options, , Interface Options}.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1500
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1501 @c ===================================================================
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1502
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1503 @node Technical, Bugs, Log, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1504 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1505 @chapter Technical Details
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1506 @cindex technical details
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1507 @cindex horizontal spacing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1508 @cindex spacing, horizontal and vertical
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1509 @cindex vertical spacing
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1510 @cindex resolution
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1511
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1512 @heading Horizontal and vertical spacing and resolution
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1513
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1514 WoMan currently assumes 10 characters per inch horizontally, hence a
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1515 horizontal resolution of 24 basic units, and 5 lines per inch
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1516 vertically, hence a vertical resolution of 48 basic units.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1517 (@code{NROFF} uses 240 per inch.)
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1518
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1519 @heading Vertical spacing and blank lines
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1520
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1521 The number of consecutive blank lines in the formatted buffer should be
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1522 either 0 or 1. A blank line should leave a space like .sp 1.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1523 Current policy is to output vertical space only immediately before text
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1524 is output.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1525
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1526 @c ===================================================================
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1527
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1528 @node Bugs, Acknowledgements, Technical, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1529 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1530 @chapter Reporting Bugs
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1531 @cindex reporting bugs
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1532 @cindex bugs, reporting
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1533
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1534 If WoMan fails completely, or formats a file incorrectly (i.e.@:
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1535 obviously wrongly or significantly differently from @code{man}) or
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1536 inelegantly, then please
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1537
46110
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1538 @enumerate
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1539 @item
46110
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1540 try the latest version of @file{woman.el} from the Emacs CVS repository
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1541 on @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/}. If it still fails, please
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1542
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1543 @item
46110
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1544 send a bug report to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org} and to
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1545 @email{F.J.Wright@@qmw.ac.uk}. Please include the entry from the
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1546 @code{*WoMan-Log*} buffer relating to the problem file, together with
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1547 a brief description of the problem. Please indicate where you got the
3c7e78fd0dae Update bug recommendations for being part of Emacs distribution.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 43962
diff changeset
1548 man source file from, but do not send it unless asked to send it.
30659
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1549 @end enumerate
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1550
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1551 @c ===================================================================
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1552
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1553 @node Acknowledgements, Command Index, Bugs, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1554 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1555 @chapter Acknowledgements
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1556 @cindex acknowledgements
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1557
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1558 For Heather, Kathryn and Madelyn, the women in my life (although they
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1559 will probably never use it)!
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1560
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1561 I also thank the following for helpful suggestions, bug reports, code
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1562 fragments, general interest, etc.:
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1563
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1564 @quotation
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1565 Jari Aalto, @email{jari.aalto@@cs.tpu.fi}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1566 Dean Andrews, @email{dean@@dra.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1567 Juanma Barranquero, @email{barranquero@@laley-actualidad.es}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1568 Karl Berry, @email{kb@@cs.umb.edu}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1569 Jim Chapman, @email{jchapman@@netcomuk.co.uk}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1570 Frederic Corne, @email{frederic.corne@@erli.fr}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1571 Peter Craft, @email{craft@@alacritech.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1572 Charles Curley, @email{ccurley@@trib.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1573 Jim Davidson, @email{jdavidso@@teknowledge.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1574 Kevin D'Elia, @email{Kevin.DElia@@mci.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1575 John Fitch, @email{jpff@@maths.bath.ac.uk}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1576 Hans Frosch, @email{jwfrosch@@rish.b17c.ingr.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1577 Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, @email{ggp@@informix.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1578 Brian Gorka, @email{gorkab@@sanchez.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1579 Nicolai Henriksen, @email{nhe@@lyngso-industri.dk}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1580 Thomas Herchenroeder, @email{the@@software-ag.de}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1581 Alexander Hinds, @email{ahinds@@thegrid.net}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1582 Stefan Hornburg, @email{sth@@hacon.de}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1583 Theodore Jump, @email{tjump@@cais.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1584 Paul Kinnucan, @email{paulk@@mathworks.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1585 Jonas Linde, @email{jonas@@init.se}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1586 Andrew McRae, @email{andrewm@@optimation.co.nz}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1587 Howard Melman, @email{howard@@silverstream.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1588 Dennis Pixton, @email{dennis@@math.binghamton.edu}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1589 T. V. Raman, @email{raman@@Adobe.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1590 Bruce Ravel, @email{bruce.ravel@@nist.gov}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1591 Benjamin Riefenstahl, @email{benny@@crocodial.de}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1592 Kevin Ruland, @email{kruland@@seistl.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1593 Tom Schutter, @email{tom@@platte.com}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1594 Wei-Xue Shi, @email{wxshi@@ma.neweb.ne.jp}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1595 Fabio Somenzi, @email{fabio@@joplin.colorado.edu}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1596 Karel Sprenger, @email{ks@@ic.uva.nl}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1597 Chris Szurgot, @email{szurgot@@itribe.net}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1598 Paul A. Thompson, @email{pat@@po.cwru.edu}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1599 Arrigo Triulzi, @email{arrigo@@maths.qmw.ac.uk}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1600 Geoff Voelker, @email{voelker@@cs.washington.edu}@*
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1601 Eli Zaretskii, @email{eliz@@is.elta.co.il}
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1602 @end quotation
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1603
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1604 @c ===================================================================
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1605
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1606 @comment END OF MANUAL TEXT
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1607 @page
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1608
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1609 @node Command Index, Variable Index, Acknowledgements, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1610 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1611 @unnumbered Command Index
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1612
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1613 @printindex fn
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1614
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1615 @node Variable Index, Keystroke Index, Command Index, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1616 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1617 @unnumbered Variable Index
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1618
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1619 @printindex vr
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1620
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1621 @c Without a page throw here, the page length seems to get reset to the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1622 @c depth of the index that fits on the page after the previous index.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1623 @c This must be a bug!
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1624
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1625 @page
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1626
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1627 @node Keystroke Index, Concept Index, Variable Index, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1628 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1629 @unnumbered Keystroke Index
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1630
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1631 @printindex ky
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1632
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1633 @c Without a page throw here, the page length seems to get reset to the
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1634 @c depth of the index that fits on the page after the previous index.
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1635 @c This must be a bug!
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1636
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1637 @page
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1638
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1639 @node Concept Index, , Keystroke Index, Top
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1640 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1641 @unnumbered Concept Index
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1642
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1643 @printindex cp
ebfc33859f55 File added to the Emacs distribution.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1644
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
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1645 @bye
52401
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 48786
diff changeset
1646
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Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 48786
diff changeset
1647 @ignore
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Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 48786
diff changeset
1648 arch-tag: a1a6b715-396f-4378-9b94-0b2ca0aa5028
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 48786
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1649 @end ignore