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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2021-07-13 15:03:59 +0300
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2021-07-13 15:03:59 +0300
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One more minor update of the Emacs manual for 19th printing
* doc/emacs/back.texi: * doc/emacs/book-spine.texi: * doc/emacs/emacs.texi: Last round of minor copyedits for 19th ed.
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/back.texi37
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/book-spine.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/emacs.texi2
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/back.texi b/doc/emacs/back.texi
index 549e0e925e1..ae0121e1a88 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/back.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/back.texi
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
@sp 1
@quotation
-GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor}; over the years, it
-has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment},
+GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor;} over the years, it
+has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment,}
impressing programmers with its integrated debugging and
project-management features. It is also a multi-lingual word
processor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Features include:
@itemize @bullet
@item
-Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages}, including C,
+Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages,} including C,
C@t{++}, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, Lisp, Objective C, Pascal, Perl,
and Scheme.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ and creating Makefiles for GNU/Linux, UNIX, Windows/DOS, and VMS
systems.
@item
-Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages},
+Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages,}
including Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
Russian, Vietnamese, and all Western European languages.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ editing modes for @LaTeX{} and @TeX{} are included).
@strong{Compile} and @strong{debug} from inside Emacs.
@item
-Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs}.
+Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs.}
@item
Flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively
@@ -74,26 +74,25 @@ And much more!
@end itemize
@end itemize
-And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
-contains games to play.
-
Emacs comes with an introductory online tutorial available in many
-languages, and this manual picks up where that tutorial ends. It
-explains the full range of the power of Emacs, now up to @strong{version
-27.2}, and contains reference material useful to expert users. It
-also includes appendices with specific material about X and GTK
-resources, and with details for users of macOS and Microsoft Windows.
+languages, and this nineteenth edition of the manual picks up where
+that tutorial ends. It explains the full range of the power of Emacs,
+now up to @strong[version 27.2,} and contains reference material
+useful to expert users. It also includes appendices with specific
+material about X and GTK resources, and with details for users of
+macOS and Microsoft Windows.
-Appendices are included, with specific material about X and GTK
-resources, and with details for users of Macintosh and Microsoft OS.
+And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
+contains games to play.
-@strong{About the original and principal Author:}
+@strong{About the original and principal author:}
-Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1975 and wrote GNU
+Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1976 and wrote GNU
Emacs in 1984/85. He has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a
MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
-Pioneer award, and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as
-well as several honorary doctorates.
+Pioneer award, the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, and
+the ACM Software and System Award, as well as several doctorates
+honoris causa.
@end quotation
@hfil
diff --git a/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi b/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
index 17fccee1359..20e23ca2bf8 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
@center @titlefont{GNU Emacs Manual}
@sp 5
-@center @value{EDITION} Edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
+@center @value{EDITION} edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
@sp 5
@center by Richard M.@: Stallman et al.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index b355146ee86..4ef36906885 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA @*
ISBN 978-0-9831592-8-5
@sp 2
-Cover art by Etienne Suvasa; cover design by Matt Lee.
+Cover art by Etienne Suvasa; cover design by FSF staff.
@end titlepage