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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Sun, 01 Apr 2001 03:23:15 +0000 |
parents | 3067f258e551 |
children | 9b4454d43e72 |
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--- a/man/buffers.texi Sun Apr 01 03:20:52 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/buffers.texi Sun Apr 01 03:23:15 2001 +0000 @@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ ``the buffer'' as if there were only one; but really this means that the command operates on the selected buffer (most commands do). - When Emacs has multiple windows, each window has a chosen buffer which -is displayed there, but at any time only one of the windows is selected and -its chosen buffer is the selected buffer. Each window's mode line displays -the name of the buffer that the window is displaying (@pxref{Windows}). + When Emacs has multiple windows, each window has its own chosen +buffer and displays it; at any time, only one of the windows is +selected, and its chosen buffer is the selected buffer. Each window's +mode line normally displays the name of the window's chosen buffer +(@pxref{Windows}). Each buffer has a name, which can be of any length, and you can select any buffer by giving its name. Most buffers are made by visiting files, @@ -447,6 +448,9 @@ @node Buffer Convenience @section Convenience Features and Customization of Buffer Handling + This section describes several modes and features that make it more +convenient to switch between buffers. + @menu * Uniquify:: Buffer names can contain directory parts. * Iswitchb:: Switching between buffers with substrings. @@ -522,6 +526,10 @@ @key{TAB} while entering the buffer name performs completion on the string you have entered, based on the displayed list of buffers. + To enable Iswitchb mode, type @kbd{M-x iswitchb-mode}, or customize +the variable @code{iswitchb-mode} to @code{t} (@pxref{Easy +Customization}). + @node Buffer Menus @subsection Customizing Buffer Menus