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Various optimizations. The main one is to optimize for simple output at the end of the buffer, with no paging, and in that case to defer scrolling while we can. (term-emulate-terminal): Don't call term-handle-scroll in simple cases unless we are either paging or term-scroll-with-delete. (term-down): Likewise. (term-handle-scroll): Modify accordingly. (term-emulate-terminal): Avoid deleting old text in common case. Optimize the simple case of CRLF when we're at buffer end. Handle deferred scroll when done processing output. (term-handle-deferred-scroll): New function. (term-down): Simplify - no longer take RIGHT argument. Tune. (term-goto): Use term-move-columns to compensate for the above. (term-escape-char, term-set-escape-char): Add doc-string. (term-mouse-paste): Add xemacs support. Various speed enhencements: (term-handle-scroll): Don't clear term-current-row; maybe adjust it. (term-down): Don't call term-adjust-current-row-cache if we've done term-handle-scroll. (term-emulate-terminal): Don't call term-adjust-current-row-cache. (term-emulate-terminal): For TAB, don't nil term-start-line-column. (term-goto): Possible optimization.

README for Edition 2.3 of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.

* This directory contains the texinfo source files for the Reference
Manual, make-permuted-index, and the latest version of texinfo.tex,
which handles forms that cannot be handled by the older versions of
texinfo.tex.  Also, it contains makeinfo.c.

* Report Lisp Manual bugs to [e-mail].  We
don't read these bug reports until it's time for a new edition.  To
report other Emacs bugs, use [e-mail].
To ask questions, use the newsgroup gnu.emacs.help.

* The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is quite large.  It totals around
700 pages in smallbook format; the info files total almost two
megabytes.

* You can format this manual either for Info or for printing hardcopy
using TeX.  

* You can buy nicely printed copies from the Free Software Foundation.
For info, send mail to [e-mail] or phone [phone].
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** This distribution contains a Makefile that you can use with GNU Make.
Otherwise, here are detailed instructions:

** HARDCOPY: A copy of the version of `texinfo.tex' that formats this
manual is included in this distribution.

The master file for formatting this manual for Tex is called
`elisp.texi'.  It contains @include commands to include all the
chapters that make up the manual.  In addition, `elisp.texi' has
the title page in a new format designed by Karl Berry, using the
@titlespec command.

To create a DVI file with a sorted index, execute the following
commands in the shell:

% make index.texi
% make elisp.dvi

*** To create a DVI file with a permuted index, you may experiment
with `make-permuted-index'.  

** INFO: A copy of makeinfo.c that will format this manual for Info is
included in this distribution.  This program is written in C and can
be used separately from Emacs.  `makeinfo' produces much better error
messages than the old `texinfo-format-buffer'.  You can run `makeinfo'
it on the `elisp.texi' file.