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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2003-05-03 14:24:23 +0000
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2003-05-03 14:24:23 +0000
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downloademacs-e6838fd84247f9a7d34c350182ddcfb6724e6960.tar.gz
Improve previous changes (in particular, use of @uref).
Add a few index entries.
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diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index da4e8b49e1d..d06d60fbcd0 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-05-03 Glenn Morris <gmorris@ast.cam.ac.uk>
+
+ * faq.texi: Improve previous changes.
+
2003-05-02 Glenn Morris <gmorris@ast.cam.ac.uk>
* faq.texi: Update copyright and maintenance details.
diff --git a/man/faq.texi b/man/faq.texi
index 0d758321d60..cd8cde5ca80 100644
--- a/man/faq.texi
+++ b/man/faq.texi
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ individual postings from, but pretty much everything is there.
The archive is at @uref{ftp://ftp-mailing-list-archives.gnu.org}.
-A web-based interface to the mail archives is available at
-@uref{http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/}.
+The archive can be browsed over the web at
+@uref{http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/, the GNU mail archive}.
Web-based Usenet search services, such as
@uref{http://groups.google.com, Google}, also archive the
@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ and on @code{xterm} with @kbd{emacs -nw}.
@node Setting up a customization file, Colors on a TTY, Common requests, Common requests
@section How do I set up a @file{.emacs} file properly?
@cindex @file{.emacs} file, setting up
+@cindex @file{.emacs} file, locating
@cindex Init file, setting up
@cindex Customization file, setting up
@@ -1676,7 +1677,7 @@ The alpha version of an enhanced @samp{gnuserv} is available at
@uref{ftp://ftp.wellfleet.com/netman/psmith/emacs/gnuserv-2.1alpha.tar.gz}
The version available from @uref{http://meltin.net/hacks/emacs/} is
-more recent, and has been tested under Emacs 21.2.
+more recent, and has been tested with Emacs 21.2.
@end itemize
@@ -3539,20 +3540,22 @@ see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}.
@cindex Finding other packages
@cindex Lisp packages that do not come with Emacs
@cindex Packages, those that do not come with Emacs
-
-The Emacs Lisp List (ELL),
-@uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.html}, maintained by
-@email{stephen@@anc.ed.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen}, aims to provide one
-compact list with links to all of the current Emacs lisp files on the
-internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or from Emacs using the
-@file{ell} package, @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.el}.
-
-Many authors post their packages to the newsgroup
-@uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources}. You can search the archives of this
+@cindex Emacs Lisp List
+@cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
+
+@uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp
+List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{stephen@@anc.ed.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen},
+aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs
+lisp files on the internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or
+from Emacs with @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.el,
+the @file{ell} package}.
+
+Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
+Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
group with @uref{http://groups.google.com, Google}, for example.
-Several packages are stored in the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki,
-@uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/}.
+Several packages are stored in
+@uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository
for Emacs packages. Sadly, it has not been active for some time,
@@ -3830,8 +3833,8 @@ To get additional modes, see @ref{Finding a package with particular
functionality}.
Barry Warsaw's @code{cc-mode} now works for C, C@t{++}, Objective-C, and
-Java code. It is distributed with Emacs, but has its own homepage at
-@uref{http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net/}.
+Java code. It is distributed with Emacs, but has
+@uref{http://cc-mode.sourceforge.net/, its own homepage}.
@node Translating names to IP addresses, , Modes for various languages, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section What is the IP address of XXX.YYY.ZZZ?
@@ -5431,12 +5434,10 @@ most folks as that update propagates around.
@section Where can I find out more about Gnus?
@cindex FAQ for Gnus
@cindex Gnus FAQ
-@cindex Learning more about GNU
+@cindex Learning more about Gnus
-Look for the Gnus FAQ, available (along with a great deal of information
-and tips) at
-
-@uref{http://my.gnus.org/}
+The @uref{http://my.gnus.org, my.gnus.org} site hosts the Gnus FAQ,
+along with a great deal of Gnus information and tips.
@node Concept index, , Mail and news, Top
@unnumbered Concept Index