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authorLuc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>2006-03-20 01:25:52 +0000
committerLuc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>2006-03-20 01:25:52 +0000
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(Help Mode): Document "C-c C-c".
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@@ -482,14 +482,16 @@ Move point back to the previous cross reference.
@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 @@ the help text. @key{TAB} (@code{help-next-ref}) moves point down to the
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