changeset 62933:23b188675c3d

(Basic Embedded Mode): Rewrite discussion of prefix arguments to reflect current behavior.
author Jay Belanger <jay.p.belanger@gmail.com>
date Tue, 31 May 2005 19:35:50 +0000
parents 331d8f0bb84c
children 00058aa7dd4f
files man/calc.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/calc.texi	Tue May 31 19:24:27 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/calc.texi	Tue May 31 19:35:50 2005 +0000
@@ -30120,16 +30120,17 @@
 that many lines forward or backward (respectively, including the current
 line). Explicit delimiters are not necessary in this case.
 
-With a prefix argument of zero, Calc uses the current region
-(delimited by point and mark) instead of formula delimiters.
+With a prefix argument of zero, Calc uses the current region (delimited
+by point and mark) instead of formula delimiters.  With a prefix
+argument of @kbd{C-u} only, Calc uses the current line as the formula.
 
 @kindex M-# w
 @pindex calc-embedded-word
-With a prefix argument of @kbd{C-u} only, Calc scans for the first
-non-numeric character (i.e., the first character that is not a
-digit, sign, decimal point, or upper- or lower-case @samp{e})
-forward and backward to delimit the formula.  @kbd{M-# w}
-(@code{calc-embedded-word}) is equivalent to @kbd{C-u M-# e}.
+The @kbd{M-# w} (@code{calc-embedded-word}) command will start Embedded
+mode on the current ``word''; in this case Calc will scan for the first
+non-numeric character (i.e., the first character that is not a digit,
+sign, decimal point, or upper- or lower-case @samp{e}) forward and
+backward to delimit the formula.
 
 When you enable Embedded mode for a formula, Calc reads the text
 between the delimiters and tries to interpret it as a Calc formula.