changeset 69588:d71425c5cd17

(Help Mode): Document "C-c C-c".
author Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
date Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:25:52 +0000
parents ddaea7e69d4f
children ac9615e9bcb5
files man/help.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/man/help.texi	Mon Mar 20 00:42:21 2006 +0000
+++ b/man/help.texi	Mon Mar 20 01:25:52 2006 +0000
@@ -482,14 +482,16 @@
 @item Mouse-1
 @itemx Mouse-2
 Follow a cross reference that you click on.
+@item C-c C-c
+Show all documentation about the symbol at point.
 @end table
 
-  When a function name (@pxref{M-x,, Running Commands by Name}) or
-variable name (@pxref{Variables}) appears in the documentation, it
-normally appears inside paired single-quotes.  You can click on the
-name with @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}, or move point there and type
-@key{RET}, to view the documentation of that command or variable.  Use
-@kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace your steps.
+  When a function name (@pxref{M-x,, Running Commands by Name}),
+variable name (@pxref{Variables}), or face name (@pxref{Faces}) appears
+in the documentation, it normally appears inside paired single-quotes.
+You can click on the name with @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}, or move
+point there and type @key{RET}, to view the documentation of that
+command, variable or face.  Use @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace your steps.
 
 @cindex URL, viewing in help
 @cindex help, viewing web pages
@@ -510,6 +512,12 @@
 next cross reference.  Use @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} to move point up to the
 previous cross reference (@code{help-previous-ref}).
 
+To view all documentation about a symbol, whether quoted or not, move
+point over the symbol and type @kbd{C-c C-c}
+(@code{help-follow-symbol}).  This shows all available documentation
+about the symbol as a variable, function or face.  Just like for
+quoted cross references, you can use @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace your steps.
+
 @node Misc Help
 @section Other Help Commands