changeset 99800:9c08427f603c

* buffers.texi (Select Buffer): Index goto-line. * basic.texi (Moving Point): Mention the use of a numeric prefix argument with goto-line and refer to Select Buffer for the use of a plain prefix argument.
author Lute Kamstra <lute@gnu.org>
date Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:35:55 +0000
parents 3a08b596c63b
children 36cf62302f9d
files doc/emacs/ChangeLog doc/emacs/basic.texi doc/emacs/buffers.texi
diffstat 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sat Nov 22 17:33:06 2008 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sat Nov 22 17:35:55 2008 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-11-22  Lute Kamstra  <lute@gnu.org>
+
+	* buffers.texi (Select Buffer): Index goto-line.
+	* basic.texi (Moving Point): Mention the use of a numeric prefix
+	argument with goto-line and refer to Select Buffer for the use of a
+	plain prefix argument.
+
 2008-11-19  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
 	* doclicense.texi: Update to FDL 1.3.
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi	Sat Nov 22 17:33:06 2008 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi	Sat Nov 22 17:35:55 2008 +0000
@@ -221,9 +221,12 @@
 @item M-g M-g
 @itemx M-g g
 Read a number @var{n} and move point to the beginning of line number
-@var{n} (@code{goto-line}).  Line 1 is the beginning of the buffer.
-If point is on or just after a number in the buffer, and you type
-@key{RET} with the minibuffer empty, that number is used for @var{n}.
+@var{n} (@code{goto-line}).  Line 1 is the beginning of the buffer.  If
+point is on or just after a number in the buffer, that is the default
+for @var{n}.  Just type @key{RET} in the minibuffer to use it.  You can
+also specify @var{n} by giving @kbd{M-g M-g} a numeric prefix argument.
+@xref{Select Buffer}, for the behavior of @kbd{M-g M-g} when you give it
+a plain prefix argument.
 @item C-x C-n
 @findex set-goal-column
 @kindex C-x C-n
--- a/doc/emacs/buffers.texi	Sat Nov 22 17:33:06 2008 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/buffers.texi	Sat Nov 22 17:35:55 2008 +0000
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 non-@code{nil}, and the buffer you want to switch to is already
 displayed in some frame, Emacs will just raise that frame.
 
+@findex goto-line
   @kbd{C-u M-g M-g}, that is @code{goto-line} with a plain prefix
 argument, reads a number @var{n} using the minibuffer, selects the
 most recently selected buffer other than the current buffer in another