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changeset 31185:4140a40525e8
Mention that M-x clone-buffer can be used to create multiple *info* and
*Help* buffers. Add an index entry.
| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Sat, 26 Aug 2000 06:02:53 +0000 |
| parents | 3391551391df |
| children | af534821febb |
| files | man/buffers.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/buffers.texi Sat Aug 26 05:59:50 2000 +0000 +++ b/man/buffers.texi Sat Aug 26 06:02:53 2000 +0000 @@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ the buffer @var{base-buffer}. It prompts for both @var{base-buffer} and @var{indirect-name}. +@cindex multiple @samp{*info*} and @samp{*Help*} buffers The command @kbd{M-x clone-indirect-buffer} creates an indirect buffer whose base buffer is the current buffer, and also selects the newly-created indirect buffer. With a numeric argument, it prompts for @@ -436,7 +437,8 @@ the current buffer, modifying it by adding a @samp{<@var{n}>} prefix if required. @kbd{C-x 4 c} (@code{clone-indirect-buffer-other-window}) works like @kbd{M-x clone-indirect-buffer}, but it selects the cloned -buffer in another window. +buffer in another window. These commands come in handy if you want to +create new @samp{*info*} or @samp{*Help*} buffers, for example. @node Buffer Convenience @section Convenience Features and Customization of Buffer Handling