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changeset 38238:6d50c21307ed
Minor clarifications. Explain how to use imenu-sort-function.
Fix name of imenu-add-menubar-index.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Fri, 29 Jun 2001 17:53:41 +0000 |
parents | 9b3aa64643fa |
children | 89d2ae7e4c1f |
files | man/programs.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/programs.texi Fri Jun 29 17:51:51 2001 +0000 +++ b/man/programs.texi Fri Jun 29 17:53:41 2001 +0000 @@ -233,8 +233,9 @@ @findex c-mark-function To operate on the current defun, use @kbd{C-M-h} (@code{mark-defun}) which puts point at the beginning and mark at the end of the current -or next defun. this is the easiest way to get ready to kill the defun -in order move it to a different place in the file. +defun. This is the easiest way to get ready to kill the defun in +order to move it to a different place in the file. If you use the +command while point is between defuns, it uses the following defun. In C mode, @kbd{C-M-h} runs the function @code{c-mark-function}, which is almost the same as @code{mark-defun}; the difference is that @@ -251,24 +252,25 @@ @cindex buffer content indexes @cindex tags - The Imenu facility offers a way to find the definitions in a file by -name. It is also useful in text formatter major modes, where it -treats each chapter, section, etc., as a definition. (@pxref{Tags}, -for a more powerful feature that handles multiple files together.) + The Imenu facility offers a way to find the the major definitions in +a file by name. It is also useful in text formatter major modes, +where it treats each chapter, section, etc., as a definition. +(@pxref{Tags}, for a more powerful feature that handles multiple files +together.) @findex imenu -@findex imenu-add-menu-bar-index - If you type @kbd{M-x imenu}, it reads the name of a definition in -the current buffer, then goes to that definition. You can use -completion to specify the name, and a complete list of possible names -is always displayed. + If you type @kbd{M-x imenu}, it reads the name of a definition using +the minibuffer, then goes to that definition. You can use completion +to specify the name, and a complete list of possible names is always +displayed. +@findex imenu-add-menubar-index Alternatively, you can bind the command @code{imenu} to a mouse click. Then it displays mouse menus for you to select the definition you want. You can also add the buffer's index to the menu bar by -calling @code{imenu-add-menu-bar-index}. If you want to have this +calling @code{imenu-add-menubar-index}. If you want to have this menu bar item available for all buffers in a certain major mode, you -can do this by adding @code{imenu-add-menu-bar-index} to its mode +can do this by adding @code{imenu-add-menubar-index} to its mode hook. But then you will have to wait for the buffer to be searched for definitions, each time you visit a file which uses that mode. @@ -283,8 +285,9 @@ @vindex imenu-sort-function You can customize the way the menus are sorted by setting the variable @code{imenu-sort-function}. By default names are ordered as -they occur in the buffer; alphabetic sorting is provided as an -alternative. +they occur in the buffer; if you want alphabetic sorting, use the +symbol @code{imenu--sort-by-name} as the value. You can also +define your own comparison function by writing Lisp code. Imenu provides the information to guide Which Function mode @ifnottex