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@@ -1028,7 +1028,8 @@ as are the commands to send signals to the debugged program.
@item Locals Buffer
The locals buffer displays the values of local variables of the
current frame for simple data types (@pxref{Frame Info, Frame Info,
-Information on a frame, gdb, The GNU debugger}).
+Information on a frame, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{RET} or
+click @kbd{Mouse-2} on the value if you want to edit it.
Arrays and structures display their type only. With GDB 6.4 or later,
move point to their name and press @key{RET}, or alternatively click
@@ -1040,7 +1041,7 @@ of GDB, use @kbd{Mouse-2} or @key{RET} on the type description
@findex toggle-gdb-all-registers
The registers buffer displays the values held by the registers
(@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Press @key{RET} or
-click @kbd{Mouse-2} on a register if you want to change its value.
+click @kbd{Mouse-2} on a register if you want to edit its value.
With GDB 6.4 or later, recently changed register values display with
@code{font-lock-warning-face}. With earlier versions of GDB, you can
press @key{SPC} to toggle the display of floating point registers