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changeset 59523:72a78ee72ab9
(Commands): Clarification.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:53:58 +0000 |
parents | 031c9a79c55a |
children | 8f17a7431c8a |
files | man/commands.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/man/commands.texi Thu Jan 13 19:49:53 2005 +0000 +++ b/man/commands.texi Thu Jan 13 19:53:58 2005 +0000 @@ -222,13 +222,15 @@ forward by words instead. Rebinding keys is a common method of customization.@refill - In the rest of this manual, we usually ignore this subtlety to keep -things simple. To give the information needed for customization, we -state the name of the command which really does the work in parentheses + In the rest of this manual, we usually ignore this distinction to +keep things simple. We will often speak of keys like @kbd{C-n} as +commands, even though strictly speaking a key is bound to some +command. To give the information needed for customization, we state +the name of the command which really does the work in parentheses after mentioning the key that runs it. For example, we will say that ``The command @kbd{C-n} (@code{next-line}) moves point vertically -down,'' meaning that @code{next-line} is a command that moves vertically -down, and @kbd{C-n} is a key that is normally bound to it. +down,'' meaning that @code{next-line} is a command that moves +vertically down, and @kbd{C-n} is a key that is normally bound to it. While we are on the subject of information for customization only, it's a good time to tell you about @dfn{variables}. Often the