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authorRichard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2017-08-05 14:01:59 -0700
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2017-08-05 14:02:29 -0700
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* etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL: Update.
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diff --git a/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL b/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL
index 3419c63c1fb..a41e7b01cd2 100644
--- a/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL
+++ b/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ The characters ">>" at the left margin indicate directions for you to
try using a command. For instance:
<<Blank lines inserted around following line by help-with-tutorial>>
[Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes. Text continues below]
->> Now type C-v (View next screen) to move to the next screen.
+>> Now type C-v (View next screen) to scroll down in the tutorial.
(go ahead, do it by holding down the CONTROL key while typing v).
- From now on, you should do this again whenever you finish
- reading the screen.
+ From now on, please do this whenever you reach the end of the screen.
-Note that there is an overlap of two lines when you move from screen
-to screen; this provides some continuity so you can continue reading
+Note that there is an overlap of two lines when you scroll a whole
+screenful; this provides some continuity so you can continue reading
the text.
+This is a copy of the Emacs tutorial text, customized slightly for
+you. Later on we will instruct you to try various commands to alter
+this text. Don't worry if you change this text before we tell you to;
+that is called "editing" and that's what Emacs is for.
+
The first thing that you need to know is how to move around from place
to place in the text. You already know how to move forward one screen,
with C-v. To move backwards one screen, type M-v (hold down the META key
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ and type v, or type <ESC>v if you do not have a META, EDIT, or ALT key).
>> Try typing M-v and then C-v, a few times.
+It is ok to scroll this text in other ways, if you know how.
* SUMMARY
---------
@@ -56,7 +61,6 @@ You can also use the PageUp and PageDn keys to move by screenfuls, if
your terminal has them, but you can edit more efficiently if you use
C-v and M-v.
-
* BASIC CURSOR CONTROL
----------------------