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Minor fixes.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:22:42 +0000
parents 842d6539989b
children 8a875ac0443f
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617 C-x C-f Find file. 617 C-x C-f Find file.
618 C-x C-s Save file. 618 C-x C-s Save file.
619 C-x C-b List buffers. 619 C-x C-b List buffers.
620 C-x C-c Quit Emacs. 620 C-x C-c Quit Emacs.
621 C-x 1 Delete all but one window.
621 C-x u Undo. 622 C-x u Undo.
622 623
623 Named eXtended commands are commands which are used even less 624 Named eXtended commands are commands which are used even less
624 frequently, or commands which are used only in certain modes. An 625 frequently, or commands which are used only in certain modes. An
625 example is the command replace-string, which globally replaces one 626 example is the command replace-string, which globally replaces one
659 660
660 661
661 * ECHO AREA 662 * ECHO AREA
662 ----------- 663 -----------
663 664
664 If Emacs sees that you are typing commands slowly it shows them to you 665 If Emacs sees that you are typing multicharacter commands slowly, it
665 at the bottom of the screen in an area called the "echo area". The echo 666 shows them to you at the bottom of the screen in an area called the
666 area contains the bottom line of the screen. 667 "echo area". The echo area contains the bottom line of the screen.
667 668
668 669
669 * MODE LINE 670 * MODE LINE
670 ----------- 671 -----------
671 672
672 The line immediately above the echo area it is called the "mode line". 673 The line immediately above the echo area is called the "mode line".
673 The mode line says something like this: 674 The mode line says something like this:
674 675
675 --:** TUTORIAL (Fundamental)--L670--58%---------------- 676 --:** TUTORIAL (Fundamental)--L670--58%----------------
676 677
677 This line gives useful information about the status of Emacs and 678 This line gives useful information about the status of Emacs and
709 710
710 If you are going to be editing English text, such as this file, you 711 If you are going to be editing English text, such as this file, you
711 should probably use Text Mode. 712 should probably use Text Mode.
712 >> Type M-x text mode<Return>. 713 >> Type M-x text mode<Return>.
713 714
714 Don't worry, none of the commands you have learned changes Emacs in 715 Don't worry, none of the Emacs commands you have learned changes in
715 any great way. But you can observe that M-f and M-b now treat 716 any great way. But you can observe that M-f and M-b now treat
716 apostrophes as part of words. Previously, in Fundamental mode, 717 apostrophes as part of words. Previously, in Fundamental mode,
717 M-f and M-b treated apostrophes as word-separators. 718 M-f and M-b treated apostrophes as word-separators.
718 719
719 Major modes usually make subtle changes like that one: most commands 720 Major modes usually make subtle changes like that one: most commands
755 >> Type C-x f with an argument of 20. (C-u 2 0 C-x f). 756 >> Type C-x f with an argument of 20. (C-u 2 0 C-x f).
756 Then type in some text and see Emacs fill lines of 20 757 Then type in some text and see Emacs fill lines of 20
757 characters with it. Then set the margin back to 70 using 758 characters with it. Then set the margin back to 70 using
758 C-x f again. 759 C-x f again.
759 760
760 If you makes changes in the middle of a paragraph, Auto Fill mode 761 If you make changes in the middle of a paragraph, Auto Fill mode
761 does not re-fill it for you. 762 does not re-fill it for you.
762 To re-fill the paragraph, type M-q (Meta-q) with the cursor inside 763 To re-fill the paragraph, type M-q (Meta-q) with the cursor inside
763 that paragraph. 764 that paragraph.
764 765
765 >> Move the cursor into the previous paragraph and type M-q. 766 >> Move the cursor into the previous paragraph and type M-q.