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Mention `woman'.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Mon, 08 May 2000 16:02:33 +0000
parents d77e34df755e
children c27ead6e7ea1
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950 ** The Dabbrev package has a new user-option `dabbrev-ignore-regexps' 950 ** The Dabbrev package has a new user-option `dabbrev-ignore-regexps'
951 containing a list of regular expressions. Buffers matching a regular 951 containing a list of regular expressions. Buffers matching a regular
952 expression from that list, are not checked. 952 expression from that list, are not checked.
953 953
954 ** New modes and packages 954 ** New modes and packages
955
956 *** The new package called `woman' allows to browse Unix man pages
957 without invoking external programs.
958
959 The command `M-x woman' formats manual pages entirely in Emacs Lisp
960 and then displays them, like `M-x manual-entry' does. Unlike
961 `manual-entry', `woman' does not invoke any external programs, so it
962 is useful on systems such as MS-DOS/MS-Windows where the `man' and
963 Groff or `troff' are not readily available.
964
965 The command `M-x woman-find-file' asks for the file name of a man
966 page, then formats and displays it like `M-x woman' does.
955 967
956 *** The new command M-x re-builder offers a convenient interface for 968 *** The new command M-x re-builder offers a convenient interface for
957 authoring regular expressions with immediate visual feedback. 969 authoring regular expressions with immediate visual feedback.
958 970
959 The buffer from which the command was called becomes the target for 971 The buffer from which the command was called becomes the target for