# HG changeset patch # User Martin Rudalics # Date 1230141666 0 # Node ID 7bd3f6af5679e8e8afa15077cf04e2e8645fc7a0 # Parent dbba9cb0e6cef5c3eb13b72de524ff0dce82fee0 (Help): Fix typos and reword. (Help Summary): Add entries for C-h n and C-h r, reorder entries, and do some minor fixes. (Name Help): Say that C-h F works for commands only. (Misc Help): Say that view-lossage displays 300 keystrokes. diff -r dbba9cb0e6ce -r 7bd3f6af5679 doc/emacs/ChangeLog --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Wed Dec 24 11:37:12 2008 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog Wed Dec 24 18:01:06 2008 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2008-12-24 Martin Rudalics + + * help.texi (Help): Fix typos and reword. + (Help Summary): Add entries for C-h n and C-h r, reorder + entries, and do some minor fixes. + (Name Help): Say that C-h F works for commands only. + (Misc Help): Say that view-lossage displays 300 keystrokes. + 2008-12-20 Glenn Morris * ack.texi (Acknowledgments): General update based on AUTHORS, diff -r dbba9cb0e6ce -r 7bd3f6af5679 doc/emacs/help.texi --- a/doc/emacs/help.texi Wed Dec 24 11:37:12 2008 +0000 +++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi Wed Dec 24 18:01:06 2008 +0000 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Emacs provides extensive help features, all accessible through the @dfn{help character}, @kbd{C-h}. This is a prefix key that is used for commands that display documentation; the next character you type -should be a @dfn{help options}, to ask for a particular kind of help. +should be a @dfn{help option}, to ask for a particular kind of help. You can cancel the @kbd{C-h} command with @kbd{C-g}. The function key @key{F1} is equivalent to @kbd{C-h}. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ @kbd{C-h} or @key{F1} means ``help'' in various other contexts as well. For instance, you can type them after a prefix key to display -list of the keys that can follow the prefix key. (A few prefix keys +a list of the keys that can follow the prefix key. (A few prefix keys don't support @kbd{C-h} in this way, because they define other meanings for it, but they all support @key{F1} for help.) @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ @item C-h a @var{topics} @key{RET} This searches for commands whose names match the argument @var{topics}. The argument can be a keyword, a list of keywords, or a -regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}). This command displays all the -matches in a new buffer. @xref{Apropos}. +regular expression (@pxref{Regexps}). @xref{Apropos}. @item C-h i d m emacs @key{RET} i @var{topic} @key{RET} This searches for @var{topic} in the indices of the on-line Emacs @@ -91,9 +90,9 @@ @end ifnottex Here is a summary of the Emacs interactive help commands. (The -character that follows @kbd{C-h} is the ``help option.'') @xref{Help -Files}, for other help commands that display fixed files of -information. +character that follows @kbd{C-h} is the ``help option.'') See +@ref{Help Files}, for other help commands that display fixed files +of information. @table @kbd @item C-h a @var{topics} @key{RET} @@ -127,12 +126,16 @@ Display the name and documentation of the command that @var{key} runs (@code{describe-key}). @item C-h l -Display a description of the last 100 characters you typed +Display a description of your last 300 keystrokes (@code{view-lossage}). @item C-h m Display documentation of the current major mode (@code{describe-mode}). +@item C-h n +Display news of recent Emacs changes (@code{view-emacs-news}). @item C-h p Find packages by topic keyword (@code{finder-by-keyword}). +@item C-h r +Display the Emacs manual in Info (@code{info-emacs-manual}). @item C-h s Display the current contents of the syntax table, with an explanation of what they mean (@code{describe-syntax}). @xref{Syntax}. @@ -148,18 +151,18 @@ (@code{describe-coding-system}). @item C-h C @key{RET} Describe the coding systems currently in use. +@item C-h F @var{command} @key{RET} +Enter Info and go to the node that documents the Emacs command +@var{command} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}). @item C-h I @var{method} @key{RET} Describe the input method @var{method} (@code{describe-input-method}). +@item C-h K @var{key} +Enter Info and go to the node that documents the key sequence +@var{key} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}). @item C-h L @var{language-env} @key{RET} Display information on the character sets, coding systems, and input methods used in language environment @var{language-env} (@code{describe-language-environment}). -@item C-h F @var{function} @key{RET} -Enter Info and go to the node that documents the Emacs function -@var{function} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}). -@item C-h K @var{key} -Enter Info and go to the node that documents the key sequence -@var{key} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}). @item C-h S @var{symbol} @key{RET} Display the Info documentation on symbol @var{symbol} according to the programming language you are editing (@code{info-lookup-symbol}). @@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ @kindex C-h F @findex Info-goto-emacs-command-node - To find a function's documentation in a manual, use @kbd{C-h F} + To find a command's documentation in a manual, use @kbd{C-h F} (@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}). This knows about various manuals, not just the Emacs manual, and finds the right one. @@ -551,10 +554,10 @@ @kindex C-h l @findex view-lossage - If something surprising happens, and you are not sure what you -typed, use @kbd{C-h l} (@code{view-lossage}). @kbd{C-h l} displays -the last 100 characters you typed in Emacs. If you see commands that -you don't know, you can use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do. + If something surprising happens, and you are not sure what you typed, +use @kbd{C-h l} (@code{view-lossage}). @kbd{C-h l} displays your last +300 input keystrokes. If you see commands that you don't know, you can +use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do. @kindex C-h e @findex view-echo-area-messages