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--- a/man/display.texi	Mon Jan 16 06:59:21 2006 +0000
+++ b/man/display.texi	Mon Jan 16 08:37:27 2006 +0000
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 * Faces::	           How to change the display style using faces.
 * Standard Faces::         Emacs' predefined faces.
 * Font Lock::              Minor mode for syntactic highlighting using faces.
+* Highlight Interactively:: Tell Emacs what text to highlight.
 * Highlight Changes::      Using colors to show where you changed the buffer.
-* Highlight Interactively:: Tell Emacs what text to highlight.
 * Scrolling::	           Moving text up and down in a window.
 * Horizontal Scrolling::   Moving text left and right in a window.
 * Fringes::                Enabling or disabling window fringes.
@@ -258,37 +258,36 @@
 specialized ways of assigning fonts for Font Lock mode.
 
 @findex font-lock-mode
+  Font Lock mode is turned on by default in all modes which support it.
+You can toggle font-lock for each buffer with the command @kbd{M-x
+font-lock-mode}.  Using a positive argument unconditionally turns Font
+Lock mode on, and a negative or zero argument turns it off.
+
+@findex global-font-lock-mode
+@vindex global-font-lock-mode
+  If you do not wish Font Lock mode to be turned on by default,
+customize the variable @code{global-font-lock-mode} using the Customize
+interface (@pxref{Easy Customization}), or use the function
+@code{global-font-lock-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file, like this:
+
+@example
+(global-font-lock-mode 0)
+@end example
+
 @findex turn-on-font-lock
-  The command @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode} turns Font Lock mode on with
-positive argument, off with negative or zero argument, and toggles the
-mode when it has no argument.  The function @code{turn-on-font-lock}
-unconditionally enables Font Lock mode.  This is useful in mode-hook
-functions.  For example, to enable Font Lock mode whenever you edit a
-C file, you can do this:
+  If you have disabled Global Font Lock mode, you can still enable font
+lock for specific major modes by adding the function
+@code{turn-on-font-lock} to the mode hooks (@pxref{Hooks}).  For
+example, to enable Font Lock mode for editing C files, you can do this:
 
 @example
 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
 @end example
 
-@findex global-font-lock-mode
-@vindex global-font-lock-mode
-  To turn on Font Lock mode automatically in all modes which support
-it, customize the variable @code{global-font-lock-mode} using the
-Customize interface (@pxref{Easy Customization}) or use the function
-@code{global-font-lock-mode} in your @file{.emacs} file, like this:
-
-@example
-(global-font-lock-mode 1)
-@end example
-
-@noindent
-You can also specify this using the menu bar Options menu, specifying
-first Syntax Highlighting and then Save Options.
-
   Font Lock mode uses several specifically named faces to do its job,
 including @code{font-lock-string-face}, @code{font-lock-comment-face},
-and others.  The easiest way to find them all is to use completion
-on the face name in @code{set-face-foreground}.
+and others.  The easiest way to find them all is to use
+@kbd{M-x customize-group @key{RET} font-lock-faces @key{RET}}.
 
   To change the colors or the fonts used by Font Lock mode to fontify
 different parts of text, just change these faces.  There are
@@ -385,48 +384,53 @@
 (or @dfn{JIT}) Lock, by customizing variables in the customization
 group @samp{jit-lock}.  @xref{Specific Customization}.
 
-@node Highlight Changes
-@section Highlight Changes Mode
-
-@findex highlight-changes-mode
-  Use @kbd{M-x highlight-changes-mode} to enable a minor mode
-that uses faces (colors, typically) to indicate which parts of
-the buffer were changed most recently.
-
 @node Highlight Interactively
 @section Interactive Highlighting by Matching
 @cindex highlighting by matching
 @cindex interactive highlighting
 
-  It is sometimes useful to highlight the strings that match a certain
-regular expression.  For example, you might wish to see all the
-references to a certain variable in a program source file, or highlight
-certain parts in a voluminous output of some program, or make certain
-cliches stand out in an article.
+  It is sometimes useful to temporarily highlight text that
+matches a certain regular expression.  For example, you might wish to
+see all the references to a certain variable in a program source file,
+highlight certain parts in a voluminous output of some program, or
+make certain names stand out in an article.
 
 @findex hi-lock-mode
   Use the @kbd{M-x hi-lock-mode} command to turn on a minor mode that
-allows you to specify regular expressions of the text to be
-highlighted.  Hi-lock mode works like Font Lock (@pxref{Font Lock}),
-except that it lets you specify explicitly what parts of text to
-highlight.  You control Hi-lock mode with these commands:
+allows you to interactively add and remove regular expressions
+specifying text to be highlighted.  Hi Lock mode works like Font Lock
+mode (@pxref{Font Lock}), except that it lets you easily add and
+remove regular expressions while you are editing a buffer.  To enable
+Hi Lock mode for all buffers use @kbd{M-x global-hi-lock-mode} or
+place @code{(global-hi-lock-mode 1)} in your @file{.emacs} file.
+
+You control Hi Lock mode with these commands:
 
 @table @kbd
 @item C-x w h @var{regexp} @key{RET} @var{face} @key{RET}
 @kindex C-x w h
 @findex highlight-regexp
-Highlight text that matches
-@var{regexp} using face @var{face} (@code{highlight-regexp}).
-By using this command more than once, you can highlight various
-parts of the text in different ways.
+Highlight text that matches @var{regexp} using face @var{face}
+(@code{highlight-regexp}).  By using this command more than once, you
+can highlight various parts of the text in different ways.  The
+highlighting will remain as long as the buffer is loaded.  For
+example, to highlight all occurrences of the word ``whim'' using the
+default face (a yellow background) @kbd{C-x w h whim @key{RET}
+@key{RET}}.  Any face can be used for highlighting, Hi Lock provides
+several of its own and these are pre-loaded into a history list.  While
+being prompted for a face use @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} to cycle through
+them.
 
 @item C-x w r @var{regexp} @key{RET}
 @kindex C-x w r
 @findex unhighlight-regexp
-Unhighlight @var{regexp} (@code{unhighlight-regexp}).  You must enter
-one of the regular expressions currently specified for highlighting.
-(You can use completion, or choose from a menu, to enter one of them
-conveniently.)
+Unhighlight @var{regexp} (@code{unhighlight-regexp}).
+When activated from the menu select the expression to unhighlight from
+a list.  When activated from the keyboard the most recently added
+expression will be shown.  Use @kbd{M-p} to show the next older
+expression and @kbd{M-n} to select the next newer expression.  When
+the expression to unhighlight appears press @kbd{@key{RET}} to unhighlight
+it.  The expression can also be typed and completion is available.
 
 @item C-x w l @var{regexp} @key{RET} @var{face} @key{RET}
 @kindex C-x w l
@@ -445,7 +449,7 @@
 @code{hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns} command.
 
 These patterns will be read the next time you visit the file while
-Hi-lock mode is enabled, or whenever you use the @kbd{M-x
+Hi Lock mode is enabled, or whenever you use the @kbd{M-x
 hi-lock-find-patterns} command.
 
 @item C-x w i
@@ -453,13 +457,27 @@
 @findex hi-lock-find-patterns
 @vindex hi-lock-exclude-modes
 Re-read regexp/face pairs in the current buffer
-(@code{hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns}).  The list of pairs is
-found no matter where in the buffer it may be.
+(@code{hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns}).  Users familiar with Font
+Lock keywords might interactively enter patterns
+(@code{highlight-regexp}), write them into the file
+(@code{hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns}), edit them, perhaps
+including different faces for different parenthesized parts of the
+match, and finally use this command
+(@code{hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns}) to have Hi Lock highlight
+them.
 
 This command does nothing if the major mode is a member of the list
 @code{hi-lock-exclude-modes}.
 @end table
 
+@node Highlight Changes
+@section Highlight Changes Mode
+
+@findex highlight-changes-mode
+  Use @kbd{M-x highlight-changes-mode} to enable a minor mode
+that uses faces (colors, typically) to indicate which parts of
+the buffer were changed most recently.
+
 @node Scrolling
 @section Scrolling
 
@@ -996,6 +1014,13 @@
 You can control how the cursor appears when it blinks off by setting
 the variable @code{blink-cursor-alist}.
 
+@vindex visible-cursor
+  Some text terminals offer two different cursors: the normal cursor
+and the very visible cursor, where the latter may be e.g. bigger or
+blinking.  By default Emacs uses the very visible cursor.  Setting the
+variable @code{visible-cursor} to @code{nil} makes it use the
+normal cursor.
+
 @cindex cursor in non-selected windows
 @vindex cursor-in-non-selected-windows
   Normally, the cursor appears in non-selected windows in the ``off''