# HG changeset patch # User Dave Love # Date 967720686 0 # Node ID a04fdd7a92074880971c40bc871fc9bf490f0372 # Parent de65b6a12166baa7766d5862526342f99874c5d4 bs-show diff -r de65b6a12166 -r a04fdd7a9207 man/buffers.texi --- a/man/buffers.texi Thu Aug 31 11:13:14 2000 +0000 +++ b/man/buffers.texi Thu Aug 31 11:18:06 2000 +0000 @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000 +@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Buffers, Windows, Files, Top @chapter Using Multiple Buffers @@ -444,10 +445,12 @@ @section Convenience Features and Customization of Buffer Handling @menu -* Uniquify:: -* BS:: -* Iswitchb:: -* MSB:: +* Uniquify:: Buffer names can contain directory parts. +* BS:: Configurable buffer menu. +@ignore +* Iswitchb:: Switching between buffers with substrings. +* MSB:: +@end ignore @end menu @node Uniquify @@ -471,10 +474,35 @@ toggle-uniquify-buffer-names} can also be used to toggle the mode. @node BS -@subsection BS Mode: Configurable Buffer Menus +@subsection Configurable Buffer Menus +@findex bs-show +@findex bs-cycle-next +@findex bs-cycle-previous +@cindex buffer list, customizable +@table @kbd +@item M-x bs-show +Make a list of buffers similarly to @kbd{M-x list-buffers} but +customizable. +@item M-x bs-cycle-next +Cycle to the next buffer in the configuration. +@item M-x bs-cycle-previous +Cycle to the previous buffer in the configuration. +@end table + +@kbd{M-x bs-show} pops up a buffer list similar to the one normally +displayed by @kbd{C-x C-b} but which can be customized. You might like +to bind it to @kbd{C-x C-b}. You can customize the display, for +instance to display a subset of buffers, in the @code{bs} Custom group. +A special subset of all buffers is available---for instance avoiding +ones like @samp{*Messages*}---through which you can cycle with @kbd{M-x +bs-cycle-next} and @kbd{M-x bs-cycle-previous}. Those commands could be +bound to convenient keys. + +@ignore @node Iswitchb -@subsection Iswitchb Mode: Switching Between Buffers using Substrings +@subsection Switching Between Buffers using Substrings @node MSB -@subsection MSB Mode: Customizable Buffer Selection with Multiple Menus +@subsection Customizable Buffer Selection with Multiple Menus +@end ignore