changeset 54041:bb6e41200945

Minor fixes.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 17 Feb 2004 01:12:00 +0000
parents b3ba32bd740f
children ff694e194b01
files lispref/internals.texi lispref/modes.texi lispref/searching.texi lispref/text.texi
diffstat 4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/internals.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:11:13 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/internals.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:12:00 2004 +0000
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 internal aspects of GNU Emacs that may be of interest to C programmers.
 
 @menu
-* Building Emacs::      How to the dumped Emacs is made.
+* Building Emacs::      How the dumped Emacs is made.
 * Pure Storage::        A kludge to make preloaded Lisp functions sharable.
 * Garbage Collection::  Reclaiming space for Lisp objects no longer used.
 * Memory Usage::        Info about total size of Lisp objects made so far.
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@
 
 @item redisplay_end_trigger
 If redisplay in this window goes beyond this buffer position, it runs
-run the @code{redisplay-end-trigger-hook}.
+the @code{redisplay-end-trigger-hook}.
 
 @ignore
 @item orig_height
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@
 The associated buffer of the process.
 
 @item pid
-An integer, the Unix process @acronym{ID}.
+An integer, the operating system's process @acronym{ID}.
 
 @item childp
 A flag, non-@code{nil} if this is really a child process.
--- a/lispref/modes.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:11:13 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/modes.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:12:00 2004 +0000
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 @kbd{C-j}.  Please keep this distinction uniform for all major modes.
 
 @item
-Major modes should not alter options that are primary a matter of user
+Major modes should not alter options that are primarily a matter of user
 preference, such as whether Auto-Fill mode is enabled.  Leave this to
 each user to decide.  However, a major mode should customize other
 variables so that Auto-Fill mode will work usefully @emph{if} the user
--- a/lispref/searching.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:11:13 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/searching.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:12:00 2004 +0000
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 * Regexp Search::         Searching for a match for a regexp.
 * POSIX Regexps::         Searching POSIX-style for the longest match.
 * Search and Replace::	  Internals of @code{query-replace}.
-* Match Data::            Finding out which part of the text matched
-                            various parts of a regexp, after regexp search.
+* Match Data::            Finding out which part of the text matched,
+                            after a string or regexp search.
 * Searching and Case::    Case-independent or case-significant searching.
 * Standard Regexps::      Useful regexps for finding sentences, pages,...
 @end menu
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 @samp{caaar}, @samp{cdddr}, @samp{cadar}, and so on.
 
 @item \@{@var{m},@var{n}\@}
-is more general postfix operator that specifies repetition with a
+is a more general postfix operator that specifies repetition with a
 minimum of @var{m} repeats and a maximum of @var{n} repeats.  If @var{m}
 is omitted, the minimum is 0; if @var{n} is omitted, there is no
 maximum.
@@ -1206,10 +1206,9 @@
 @cindex match data
 
   Emacs keeps track of the start and end positions of the segments of
-text found during a regular expression search.  This means, for example,
-that you can search for a complex pattern, such as a date in an Rmail
-message, and then extract parts of the match under control of the
-pattern.
+text found during a search.  This means, for example, that you can
+search for a complex pattern, such as a date in an Rmail message, and
+then extract parts of the match under control of the pattern.
 
   Because the match data normally describe the most recent search only,
 you must be careful not to do another search inadvertently between the
@@ -1665,7 +1664,7 @@
 
 This means a period, question mark or exclamation mark (the actual
 default value also lists their alternatives in other character sets),
-followed optionally by a closing parenthetical character, followed by
+followed optionally by closing parenthetical characters, followed by
 tabs, spaces or new lines.
 
 For a detailed explanation of this regular expression, see @ref{Regexp
--- a/lispref/text.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:11:13 2004 +0000
+++ b/lispref/text.texi	Tue Feb 17 01:12:00 2004 +0000
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 @node Buffer Contents
 @section Examining Buffer Contents
 
-  This section describes two functions that allow a Lisp program to
+  This section describes functions that allow a Lisp program to
 convert any portion of the text in the buffer into a string.
 
 @defun buffer-substring start end
@@ -351,9 +351,10 @@
 
 This function is unlike the other insertion functions in that it
 relocates markers initially pointing at the insertion point, to point
-after the inserted text.  If an overlay begins the insertion point, the
-inserted text falls outside the overlay; if a nonempty overlay ends at
-the insertion point, the inserted text falls inside that overlay.
+after the inserted text.  If an overlay begins at the insertion point,
+the inserted text falls outside the overlay; if a nonempty overlay
+ends at the insertion point, the inserted text falls inside that
+overlay.
 @end defun
 
 @defun insert-char character count &optional inherit
@@ -2988,9 +2989,9 @@
 @code{point-left} functions are called first, followed by all the
 @code{point-entered} functions.
 
-It is possible using @code{char-after} to examine characters at various
-positions without moving point to those positions.  Only an actual
-change in the value of point runs these hook functions.
+It is possible with @code{char-after} to examine characters at various
+buffer positions without moving point to those positions.  Only an
+actual change in the value of point runs these hook functions.
 @end table
 
 @defvar inhibit-point-motion-hooks