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authorTassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>2013-12-20 17:03:12 +0100
committerTassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>2013-12-20 17:03:12 +0100
commit30aafaf5163efc0eef0baae304ea19e194e20aa1 (patch)
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parent7b4ec5497f42a3db1bbb0bfdba5560091587480f (diff)
downloademacs-30aafaf5163efc0eef0baae304ea19e194e20aa1.tar.gz
Document `S-SPC' as alternative to scrolling down with `DEL'.
* doc/emacs/rmail.texi: Document `S-SPC' as alternative to scrolling down with `DEL'. * doc/emacs/calendar.texi: Ditto. * doc/emacs/display.texi: Ditto. * doc/emacs/help.texi: Ditto. * doc/misc/info.texi: Document `S-SPC' as alternative to `DEL' for scrolling. * doc/misc/woman.texi: Ditto.
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/ChangeLog9
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/calendar.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/display.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/help.texi5
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/rmail.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/info.texi33
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/woman.texi5
-rw-r--r--etc/NEWS1
9 files changed, 48 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 47d3125f196..65b9e4836be 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
2013-12-20 Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>
+ * rmail.texi: Document `S-SPC' as alternative to scrolling down
+ with `DEL'.
+
+ * help.texi: Ditto.
+
+ * display.texi: Ditto.
+
+ * calendar.texi: Ditto.
+
* frames.texi: Document `toggle-frame-maximized' and
`toggle-frame-fullscreen' with their respective keys.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
index c305be6f670..f5a0c720d1e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/calendar.texi
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ Regenerate the calendar window (@code{calendar-redraw}).
Scroll the next window up (@code{scroll-other-window}).
@item DEL
Scroll the next window down (@code{scroll-other-window-down}).
+@item S-SPC
+Scroll the next window down (@code{scroll-other-window-down}).
@item q
Exit from calendar (@code{calendar-exit}).
@end table
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index 9eace49d91f..940e6d40d82 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ it. @xref{Disabling}.
screenfuls. It provides commands for scrolling through the buffer
conveniently but not for changing it. Apart from the usual Emacs
cursor motion commands, you can type @key{SPC} to scroll forward one
-windowful, @key{DEL} to scroll backward, and @kbd{s} to start an
-incremental search.
+windowful, @key{S-SPC} or @key{DEL} to scroll backward, and @kbd{s} to
+start an incremental search.
@kindex q @r{(View mode)}
@kindex e @r{(View mode)}
diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index 2a31a96c004..42fa3438b69 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -377,8 +377,9 @@ alphabetical order, change the variable
@section Help Mode Commands
Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{View
-Mode}); for instance, @key{SPC} scrolls forward, and @key{DEL} scrolls
-backward. A few special commands are also provided:
+Mode}); for instance, @key{SPC} scrolls forward, and @key{DEL} or
+@kbd{S-SPC} scrolls backward. A few special commands are also
+provided:
@table @kbd
@item @key{RET}
diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
index 67afc29a277..072af578332 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ Scroll to end of message (@code{rmail-end-of-message}).
@kindex DEL @r{(Rmail)}
Since the most common thing to do while reading a message is to
scroll through it by screenfuls, Rmail makes @key{SPC} and @key{DEL}
-do the same as @kbd{C-v} (@code{scroll-up-command}) and @kbd{M-v}
-(@code{scroll-down-command}) respectively.
+or @key{S-SPC} do the same as @kbd{C-v} (@code{scroll-up-command}) and
+@kbd{M-v} (@code{scroll-down-command}) respectively.
@kindex . @r{(Rmail)}
@kindex / @r{(Rmail)}
diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index fc07ad6dc08..47dd91aa051 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2013-12-20 Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>
+
+ * info.texi: Document `S-SPC' as alternative to `DEL' for
+ scrolling.
+
+ * woman.texi: Ditto.
+
2013-12-20 Jay Belanger <jay.p.belanger@gmail.com>
* calc.texi (Stack Manipulation Commands): Mention using the variable
diff --git a/doc/misc/info.texi b/doc/misc/info.texi
index d17a65571f1..32aee99868d 100644
--- a/doc/misc/info.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/info.texi
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ text @samp{Top} instead, it means that there is more text below that
does not fit. To move forward through the text and see another screen
full, press @key{SPC}, the Space bar. To move back up, press the key
labeled @samp{Backspace} or @samp{DEL} (on some keyboards, this key
-might be labeled @samp{Delete}).
+might be labeled @samp{Delete}), or @key{S-SPC}.
@ifinfo
-Here are 40 lines of junk, so you can try @key{SPC} and @key{DEL} and
-see what they do. At the end are instructions of what you should do
-next.
+Here are 40 lines of junk, so you can try @key{SPC} and @key{DEL} (or
+@key{S-SPC}) and see what they do. At the end are instructions of
+what you should do next.
@format
This is line 20
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ This is line 59
@end format
If you have managed to get here, go back to the beginning with
-@kbd{DEL} (or @key{BACKSPACE}), and come back here again, then you
+@kbd{DEL} (or @key{S-SPC}), and come back here again, then you
understand the about the @samp{Space} and @samp{Backspace} keys. So
now type an @kbd{n}---just one character; don't type the quotes and
don't type the Return key afterward---to get to the normal start of
@@ -481,10 +481,10 @@ you to the following node in the manual @emph{regardless of level}.
If you immediately want to go to that node, without having to scroll
to the bottom of the screen first, you can type @kbd{]}.
-Similarly, @kbd{@key{BACKSPACE}} carries you to the preceding node
-regardless of level, after you scrolled to the beginning of the
-present node. If you want to go to the preceding node immediately,
-you can type @kbd{[}.
+Similarly, @kbd{@key{BACKSPACE}} (or @kbd{@key{S-SPC}}) carries you to
+the preceding node regardless of level, after you scrolled to the
+beginning of the present node. If you want to go to the preceding
+node immediately, you can type @kbd{[}.
For instance, typing this sequence will come back here in three steps:
@kbd{[ n [}. To do the same backward, type @kbd{] p ]}.
@@ -1204,13 +1204,14 @@ all text that could potentially be useful.
@item Info-scroll-prefer-subnodes
If set to a non-@code{nil} value, @key{SPC} and @key{BACKSPACE} (or
-@key{DEL}) keys in a menu visit subnodes of the current node before
-scrolling to its end or beginning, respectively. For example, if the
-node's menu appears on the screen, the next @key{SPC} moves to a
-subnode indicated by the following menu item. Setting this option to
-@code{nil} results in behavior similar to the stand-alone Info reader
-program, which visits the first subnode from the menu only when you
-hit the end of the current node. The default is @code{nil}.
+@key{DEL}, or @key{S-SPC}) keys in a menu visit subnodes of the
+current node before scrolling to its end or beginning, respectively.
+For example, if the node's menu appears on the screen, the next
+@key{SPC} moves to a subnode indicated by the following menu item.
+Setting this option to @code{nil} results in behavior similar to the
+stand-alone Info reader program, which visits the first subnode from
+the menu only when you hit the end of the current node. The default
+is @code{nil}.
@item Info-isearch-search
If non-@code{nil}, isearch in Info searches through multiple nodes.
diff --git a/doc/misc/woman.texi b/doc/misc/woman.texi
index 8005d58ce8a..0502ab5c220 100644
--- a/doc/misc/woman.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/woman.texi
@@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ Scroll the man page up the window (@code{scroll-up}).
@findex scroll-down
Scroll the man page down the window (@code{scroll-down}).
+@item @key{S-SPC}
+@kindex S-SPC
+@findex scroll-down
+Scroll the man page down the window (@code{scroll-down}).
+
@item n
@kindex n
@findex Man-next-section
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index de0478eadfc..64db9009866 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ was mistakenly retained.
** New commands `toggle-frame-fullscreen' and `toggle-frame-maximized',
bound to <f11> and M-<f10>, respectively.
++++
** In keymaps where SPC scrolls, S-SPC now scrolls in the reverse direction.
Eg View mode, etc.