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diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi index 6eaee237510..4de9ee4a57a 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ developing GNU and promoting software freedom.'' @dircategory Emacs @direntry -* Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text editor. +* Emacs: (emacs). The extensible self-documenting text editor. @end direntry @c in general, keep the following line commented out, unless doing a @@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ and Sending Mail and Registers and Minibuffer. @end ignore @menu -* Distrib:: How to get the latest Emacs distribution. -* Intro:: An introduction to Emacs concepts. +* Distrib:: How to get the latest Emacs distribution. +* Intro:: An introduction to Emacs concepts. @c Note that in the printed manual, the glossary and indices come last. -* Glossary:: Terms used in this manual. +* Glossary:: Terms used in this manual. Indexes (each index contains a large menu) -* Key Index:: An item for each standard Emacs key sequence. +* Key Index:: An item for each standard Emacs key sequence. * Option Index:: An item for every command-line option. * Command Index:: An item for each command name. * Variable Index:: An item for each documented variable. @@ -149,100 +149,100 @@ Indexes (each index contains a large menu) * Acknowledgments:: Major contributors to GNU Emacs. Important General Concepts -* Screen:: How to interpret what you see on the screen. -* User Input:: Kinds of input events (characters, buttons, +* Screen:: How to interpret what you see on the screen. +* User Input:: Kinds of input events (characters, buttons, function keys). -* Keys:: Key sequences: what you type to request one +* Keys:: Key sequences: what you type to request one editing action. -* Commands:: Named functions run by key sequences to do editing. +* Commands:: Named functions run by key sequences to do editing. * Entering Emacs:: Starting Emacs from the shell. -* Exiting:: Stopping or killing Emacs. +* Exiting:: Stopping or killing Emacs. Fundamental Editing Commands -* Basic:: The most basic editing commands. -* Minibuffer:: Entering arguments that are prompted for. -* M-x:: Invoking commands by their names. -* Help:: Commands for asking Emacs about its commands. +* Basic:: The most basic editing commands. +* Minibuffer:: Entering arguments that are prompted for. +* M-x:: Invoking commands by their names. +* Help:: Commands for asking Emacs about its commands. Important Text-Changing Commands -* Mark:: The mark: how to delimit a ``region'' of text. -* Killing:: Killing (cutting) text. -* Yanking:: Recovering killed text. Moving text. (Pasting.) +* Mark:: The mark: how to delimit a ``region'' of text. +* Killing:: Killing (cutting) text. +* Yanking:: Recovering killed text. Moving text. (Pasting.) * Accumulating Text:: Other ways of copying text. -* Rectangles:: Operating on the text inside a rectangle on the screen. +* Rectangles:: Operating on the text inside a rectangle on the screen. * CUA Bindings:: Using @kbd{C-x}, @kbd{C-c}, @kbd{C-v} for copy and paste, with enhanced rectangle support. -* Registers:: Saving a text string or a location in the buffer. -* Display:: Controlling what text is displayed. -* Search:: Finding or replacing occurrences of a string. -* Fixit:: Commands especially useful for fixing typos. -* Keyboard Macros:: A keyboard macro records a sequence of - keystrokes to be replayed with a single command. +* Registers:: Saving a text string or a location in the buffer. +* Display:: Controlling what text is displayed. +* Search:: Finding or replacing occurrences of a string. +* Fixit:: Commands especially useful for fixing typos. +* Keyboard Macros:: A keyboard macro records a sequence of + keystrokes to be replayed with a single command. Major Structures of Emacs -* Files:: All about handling files. -* Buffers:: Multiple buffers; editing several files at once. -* Windows:: Viewing two pieces of text at once. -* Frames:: Running the same Emacs session in multiple X windows. +* Files:: All about handling files. +* Buffers:: Multiple buffers; editing several files at once. +* Windows:: Viewing two pieces of text at once. +* Frames:: Running the same Emacs session in multiple X windows. * International:: Using non-@acronym{ASCII} character sets. Advanced Features -* Major Modes:: Text mode vs. Lisp mode vs. C mode... -* Indentation:: Editing the white space at the beginnings of lines. -* Text:: Commands and modes for editing English. -* Programs:: Commands and modes for editing programs. -* Building:: Compiling, running and debugging programs. +* Major Modes:: Text mode vs. Lisp mode vs. C mode... +* Indentation:: Editing the white space at the beginnings of lines. +* Text:: Commands and modes for editing English. +* Programs:: Commands and modes for editing programs. +* Building:: Compiling, running and debugging programs. * Maintaining:: Features for maintaining large programs. -* Abbrevs:: How to define text abbreviations to reduce - the number of characters you must type. +* Abbrevs:: How to define text abbreviations to reduce + the number of characters you must type. @c AFAICS, the tex stuff generates its own index and does not use this one. @ifnottex * Picture Mode:: Editing pictures made up of characters using the quarter-plane screen model. @end ifnottex * Sending Mail:: Sending mail in Emacs. -* Rmail:: Reading mail in Emacs. -* Dired:: You can ``edit'' a directory to manage files in it. +* Rmail:: Reading mail in Emacs. +* Dired:: You can ``edit'' a directory to manage files in it. * Calendar/Diary:: The calendar and diary facilities. * Document View:: Viewing PDF, PS and DVI files. -* Gnus:: How to read netnews with Emacs. -* Shell:: Executing shell commands from Emacs. +* Gnus:: How to read netnews with Emacs. +* Shell:: Executing shell commands from Emacs. * Emacs Server:: Using Emacs as an editing server for @code{mail}, etc. -* Printing:: Printing hardcopies of buffers or regions. -* Sorting:: Sorting lines, paragraphs or pages within Emacs. -* Narrowing:: Restricting display and editing to a portion - of the buffer. -* Two-Column:: Splitting apart columns to edit them - in side-by-side windows. +* Printing:: Printing hardcopies of buffers or regions. +* Sorting:: Sorting lines, paragraphs or pages within Emacs. +* Narrowing:: Restricting display and editing to a portion + of the buffer. +* Two-Column:: Splitting apart columns to edit them + in side-by-side windows. * Editing Binary Files::Using Hexl mode to edit binary files. * Saving Emacs Sessions:: Saving Emacs state from one session to the next. * Recursive Edit:: A command can allow you to do editing - "within the command". This is called a - "recursive editing level". -* Emulation:: Emulating some other editors with Emacs. + "within the command". This is called a + "recursive editing level". +* Emulation:: Emulating some other editors with Emacs. * Hyperlinking:: Following links in buffers. * Dissociated Press:: Dissociating text for fun. -* Amusements:: Various games and hacks. +* Amusements:: Various games and hacks. * Customization:: Modifying the behavior of Emacs. Recovery from Problems -* Quitting:: Quitting and aborting. -* Lossage:: What to do if Emacs is hung or malfunctioning. -* Bugs:: How and when to report a bug. +* Quitting:: Quitting and aborting. +* Lossage:: What to do if Emacs is hung or malfunctioning. +* Bugs:: How and when to report a bug. * Contributing:: How to contribute improvements to Emacs. -* Service:: How to get help for your own Emacs needs. +* Service:: How to get help for your own Emacs needs. Appendices -* Copying:: The GNU General Public License gives you permission - to redistribute GNU Emacs on certain terms; - it also explains that there is no warranty. +* Copying:: The GNU General Public License gives you permission + to redistribute GNU Emacs on certain terms; + it also explains that there is no warranty. * GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation. * Emacs Invocation:: Hairy startup options. * X Resources:: X resources for customizing Emacs. -* Antinews:: Information about Emacs version 22. +* Antinews:: Information about Emacs version 22. * Mac OS / GNUstep:: Using Emacs under Mac OS and GNUstep. * Microsoft Windows:: Using Emacs on Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS. -* Manifesto:: What's GNU? Gnu's Not Unix! +* Manifesto:: What's GNU? Gnu's Not Unix! @c Do NOT modify the following 3 lines! They must have this form to @c be correctly identified by `texinfo-multiple-files-update'. In @@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ already listed, mentioned here so you can get to them in one step: The Organization of the Screen -* Point:: The place in the text where editing commands operate. +* Point:: The place in the text where editing commands operate. * Echo Area:: Short messages appear at the bottom of the screen. -* Mode Line:: Interpreting the mode line. +* Mode Line:: Interpreting the mode line. * Menu Bar:: How to use the menu bar. Basic Editing Commands @@ -268,23 +268,23 @@ Basic Editing Commands * Inserting Text:: Inserting text by simply typing it. * Moving Point:: Moving the cursor to the place where you want to change something. -* Erasing:: Deleting and killing text. -* Basic Undo:: Undoing recent changes in the text. +* Erasing:: Deleting and killing text. +* Basic Undo:: Undoing recent changes in the text. * Basic Files:: Visiting, creating, and saving files. * Basic Help:: Asking what a character does. -* Blank Lines:: Making and deleting blank lines. +* Blank Lines:: Making and deleting blank lines. * Continuation Lines:: How Emacs displays lines too wide for the screen. * Position Info:: What page, line, row, or column is point on? -* Arguments:: Numeric arguments for repeating a command N times. +* Arguments:: Numeric arguments for repeating a command N times. * Repeating:: Repeating the previous command quickly. The Minibuffer * Minibuffer File:: Entering file names with the minibuffer. * Minibuffer Edit:: How to edit in the minibuffer. -* Completion:: An abbreviation facility for minibuffer input. -* Minibuffer History:: Reusing recent minibuffer arguments. -* Repetition:: Re-executing commands that used the minibuffer. +* Completion:: An abbreviation facility for minibuffer input. +* Minibuffer History:: Reusing recent minibuffer arguments. +* Repetition:: Re-executing commands that used the minibuffer. * Passwords:: Entering passwords in the echo area. Completion @@ -296,59 +296,59 @@ Completion Help -* Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands. -* Key Help:: Asking what a key does in Emacs. -* Name Help:: Asking about a command, variable or function name. -* Apropos:: Asking what pertains to a given topic. +* Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands. +* Key Help:: Asking what a key does in Emacs. +* Name Help:: Asking about a command, variable or function name. +* Apropos:: Asking what pertains to a given topic. * Help Mode:: Special features of Help mode and Help buffers. -* Library Keywords:: Finding Lisp libraries by keywords (topics). +* Library Keywords:: Finding Lisp libraries by keywords (topics). * Language Help:: Help relating to international language support. -* Misc Help:: Other help commands. +* Misc Help:: Other help commands. * Help Files:: Commands to display pre-written help files. * Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips (`balloon help'). The Mark and the Region -* Setting Mark:: Commands to set the mark. -* Marking Objects:: Commands to put region around textual units. -* Using Region:: Summary of ways to operate on contents of the region. -* Mark Ring:: Previous mark positions saved so you can go back there. +* Setting Mark:: Commands to set the mark. +* Marking Objects:: Commands to put region around textual units. +* Using Region:: Summary of ways to operate on contents of the region. +* Mark Ring:: Previous mark positions saved so you can go back there. * Global Mark Ring:: Previous mark positions in various buffers. * Shift Selection:: Using shifted cursor motion keys. -* Persistent Mark:: Keeping the mark active all the time. +* Persistent Mark:: Keeping the mark active all the time. Killing and Moving Text -* Deletion:: Commands for deleting small amounts of text and - blank areas. -* Killing by Lines:: How to kill entire lines of text at one time. +* Deletion:: Commands for deleting small amounts of text and + blank areas. +* Killing by Lines:: How to kill entire lines of text at one time. * Other Kill Commands:: Commands to kill large regions of text and - syntactic units such as words and sentences. + syntactic units such as words and sentences. * Kill Options:: Options that affect killing. Yanking -* Kill Ring:: Where killed text is stored. Basic yanking. -* Appending Kills:: Several kills in a row all yank together. -* Earlier Kills:: Yanking something killed some time ago. +* Kill Ring:: Where killed text is stored. Basic yanking. +* Appending Kills:: Several kills in a row all yank together. +* Earlier Kills:: Yanking something killed some time ago. Registers -* RegPos:: Saving positions in registers. -* RegText:: Saving text in registers. -* RegRect:: Saving rectangles in registers. +* RegPos:: Saving positions in registers. +* RegText:: Saving text in registers. +* RegRect:: Saving rectangles in registers. * RegConfig:: Saving window configurations in registers. * RegNumbers:: Numbers in registers. -* RegFiles:: File names in registers. +* RegFiles:: File names in registers. * Bookmarks:: Bookmarks are like registers, but persistent. Controlling the Display -* Scrolling:: Commands to move text up and down in a window. +* Scrolling:: Commands to move text up and down in a window. * Auto Scrolling:: Redisplay scrolls text automatically when needed. * Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving text left and right in a window. * Follow Mode:: Follow mode lets two windows scroll as one. -* Faces:: How to change the display style using faces. +* Faces:: How to change the display style using faces. * Standard Faces:: Emacs' predefined faces. * Temporary Face Changes:: Commands to temporarily modify the default text face * Font Lock:: Minor mode for syntactic highlighting using faces. @@ -367,15 +367,15 @@ Controlling the Display Searching and Replacement -* Incremental Search:: Search happens as you type the string. +* Incremental Search:: Search happens as you type the string. * Nonincremental Search:: Specify entire string and then search. -* Word Search:: Search for sequence of words. -* Regexp Search:: Search for match for a regexp. -* Regexps:: Syntax of regular expressions. +* Word Search:: Search for sequence of words. +* Regexp Search:: Search for match for a regexp. +* Regexps:: Syntax of regular expressions. * Regexp Backslash:: Regular expression constructs starting with `\'. * Regexp Example:: A complex regular expression explained. -* Search Case:: To ignore case while searching, or not. -* Replace:: Search, and replace some or all matches. +* Search Case:: To ignore case while searching, or not. +* Replace:: Search, and replace some or all matches. * Other Repeating Search:: Operating on all matches for some regexp. Incremental Search @@ -393,16 +393,16 @@ Incremental Search Replacement Commands * Unconditional Replace:: Replacing all matches for a string. -* Regexp Replace:: Replacing all matches for a regexp. +* Regexp Replace:: Replacing all matches for a regexp. * Replacement and Case:: How replacements preserve case of letters. -* Query Replace:: How to use querying. +* Query Replace:: How to use querying. Commands for Fixing Typos * Undo:: The Undo commands. -* Transpose:: Exchanging two characters, words, lines, lists... +* Transpose:: Exchanging two characters, words, lines, lists... * Fixing Case:: Correcting case of last word entered. -* Spelling:: Apply spelling checker to a word, or a whole file. +* Spelling:: Apply spelling checker to a word, or a whole file. Keyboard Macros @@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ Saving Files Backup Files -* Backup Names:: How backup files are named. -* Backup Deletion:: Emacs deletes excess numbered backups. -* Backup Copying:: Backups can be made by copying or renaming. +* Backup Names:: How backup files are named. +* Backup Deletion:: Emacs deletes excess numbered backups. +* Backup Copying:: Backups can be made by copying or renaming. Auto Reverting Non-File Buffers @@ -463,16 +463,16 @@ Auto-Saving: Protection Against Disasters * Auto Save Files:: The file where auto-saved changes are actually made until you save the file. * Auto Save Control:: Controlling when and how often to auto-save. -* Recover:: Recovering text from auto-save files. +* Recover:: Recovering text from auto-save files. Using Multiple Buffers * Select Buffer:: Creating a new buffer or reselecting an old one. * List Buffers:: Getting a list of buffers that exist. -* Misc Buffer:: Renaming; changing read-onlyness; copying text. -* Kill Buffer:: Killing buffers you no longer need. +* Misc Buffer:: Renaming; changing read-onlyness; copying text. +* Kill Buffer:: Killing buffers you no longer need. * Several Buffers:: How to go through the list of all buffers - and operate variously on several of them. + and operate variously on several of them. * Indirect Buffers:: An indirect buffer shares the text of another buffer. * Buffer Convenience:: Convenience and customization features for buffer handling. @@ -507,10 +507,10 @@ Frames and Graphical Displays * Multiple Displays:: How one Emacs job can talk to several displays. * Special Buffer Frames:: You can make certain buffers have their own frames. * Frame Parameters:: Changing the colors and other modes of frames. -* Scroll Bars:: How to enable and disable scroll bars; how to use them. +* Scroll Bars:: How to enable and disable scroll bars; how to use them. * Wheeled Mice:: Using mouse wheels for scrolling. * Drag and Drop:: Using drag and drop to open files and insert text. -* Menu Bars:: Enabling and disabling the menu bar. +* Menu Bars:: Enabling and disabling the menu bar. * Tool Bars:: Enabling and disabling the tool bar. * Dialog Boxes:: Controlling use of dialog boxes. * Tooltips:: Displaying information at the current mouse position. @@ -559,31 +559,31 @@ Major Modes Indentation * Indentation Commands:: Various commands and techniques for indentation. -* Tab Stops:: You can set arbitrary "tab stops" and then - indent to the next tab stop when you want to. -* Just Spaces:: You can request indentation using just spaces. +* Tab Stops:: You can set arbitrary "tab stops" and then + indent to the next tab stop when you want to. +* Just Spaces:: You can request indentation using just spaces. Commands for Human Languages -* Words:: Moving over and killing words. -* Sentences:: Moving over and killing sentences. -* Paragraphs:: Moving over paragraphs. -* Pages:: Moving over pages. -* Filling:: Filling or justifying text. -* Case:: Changing the case of text. -* Text Mode:: The major modes for editing text files. +* Words:: Moving over and killing words. +* Sentences:: Moving over and killing sentences. +* Paragraphs:: Moving over paragraphs. +* Pages:: Moving over pages. +* Filling:: Filling or justifying text. +* Case:: Changing the case of text. +* Text Mode:: The major modes for editing text files. * Outline Mode:: Editing outlines. -* TeX Mode:: Editing input to the formatter TeX. +* TeX Mode:: Editing input to the formatter TeX. * HTML Mode:: Editing HTML and SGML files. -* Nroff Mode:: Editing input to the formatter nroff. +* Nroff Mode:: Editing input to the formatter nroff. * Formatted Text:: Editing formatted text directly in WYSIWYG fashion. * Text Based Tables:: Editing text-based tables in WYSIWYG fashion. Filling Text -* Auto Fill:: Auto Fill mode breaks long lines automatically. +* Auto Fill:: Auto Fill mode breaks long lines automatically. * Fill Commands:: Commands to refill paragraphs and center lines. -* Fill Prefix:: Filling paragraphs that are indented +* Fill Prefix:: Filling paragraphs that are indented or in a comment, etc. * Adaptive Fill:: How Emacs can determine the fill prefix automatically. * Refill:: Keeping paragraphs filled. @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ Filling Text Outline Mode * Outline Format:: What the text of an outline looks like. -* Outline Motion:: Special commands for moving through +* Outline Motion:: Special commands for moving through outlines. * Outline Visibility:: Commands to control what is visible. * Outline Views:: Outlines and multiple views. @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ Editing Programs of a program. * Program Indent:: Adjusting indentation to show the nesting. * Parentheses:: Commands that operate on parentheses. -* Comments:: Inserting, killing, and aligning comments. +* Comments:: Inserting, killing, and aligning comments. * Documentation:: Getting documentation of functions you plan to call. * Hideshow:: Displaying blocks selectively. * Symbol Completion:: Completion on symbol names of your program or language. @@ -666,18 +666,18 @@ Top-Level Definitions, or Defuns Indentation for Programs -* Basic Indent:: Indenting a single line. +* Basic Indent:: Indenting a single line. * Multi-line Indent:: Commands to reindent many lines at once. -* Lisp Indent:: Specifying how each Lisp function should be indented. -* C Indent:: Extra features for indenting C and related modes. -* Custom C Indent:: Controlling indentation style for C and related modes. +* Lisp Indent:: Specifying how each Lisp function should be indented. +* C Indent:: Extra features for indenting C and related modes. +* Custom C Indent:: Controlling indentation style for C and related modes. Commands for Editing with Parentheses * Expressions:: Expressions with balanced parentheses. * Moving by Parens:: Commands for moving up, down and across in the structure of parentheses. -* Matching:: Insertion of a close-delimiter flashes matching open. +* Matching:: Insertion of a close-delimiter flashes matching open. Manipulating Comments @@ -702,12 +702,12 @@ C and Related Modes Fortran Mode -* Fortran Motion:: Moving point by statements or subprograms. -* Fortran Indent:: Indentation commands for Fortran. -* Fortran Comments:: Inserting and aligning comments. -* Fortran Autofill:: Auto fill support for Fortran. -* Fortran Columns:: Measuring columns for valid Fortran. -* Fortran Abbrev:: Built-in abbrevs for Fortran keywords. +* Fortran Motion:: Moving point by statements or subprograms. +* Fortran Indent:: Indentation commands for Fortran. +* Fortran Comments:: Inserting and aligning comments. +* Fortran Autofill:: Auto fill support for Fortran. +* Fortran Columns:: Measuring columns for valid Fortran. +* Fortran Abbrev:: Built-in abbrevs for Fortran keywords. Fortran Indentation @@ -719,28 +719,28 @@ Fortran Indentation Compiling and Testing Programs -* Compilation:: Compiling programs in languages other - than Lisp (C, Pascal, etc.). +* Compilation:: Compiling programs in languages other + than Lisp (C, Pascal, etc.). * Compilation Mode:: The mode for visiting compiler errors. * Compilation Shell:: Customizing your shell properly for use in the compilation buffer. * Grep Searching:: Searching with grep. * Flymake:: Finding syntax errors on the fly. -* Debuggers:: Running symbolic debuggers for non-Lisp programs. -* Executing Lisp:: Various modes for editing Lisp programs, - with different facilities for running - the Lisp programs. +* Debuggers:: Running symbolic debuggers for non-Lisp programs. +* Executing Lisp:: Various modes for editing Lisp programs, + with different facilities for running + the Lisp programs. * Lisp Libraries:: Creating Lisp programs to run in Emacs. -* Lisp Eval:: Executing a single Lisp expression in Emacs. +* Lisp Eval:: Executing a single Lisp expression in Emacs. * Lisp Interaction:: Executing Lisp in an Emacs buffer. -* External Lisp:: Communicating through Emacs with a separate Lisp. +* External Lisp:: Communicating through Emacs with a separate Lisp. Running Debuggers Under Emacs -* Starting GUD:: How to start a debugger subprocess. -* Debugger Operation:: Connection between the debugger and source buffers. -* Commands of GUD:: Key bindings for common commands. -* GUD Customization:: Defining your own commands for GUD. +* Starting GUD:: How to start a debugger subprocess. +* Debugger Operation:: Connection between the debugger and source buffers. +* Commands of GUD:: Key bindings for common commands. +* GUD Customization:: Defining your own commands for GUD. * GDB Graphical Interface:: An enhanced mode that uses GDB features to implement a graphical debugging environment through Emacs. @@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ GDB Graphical Interface Maintaining Large Programs * Version Control:: Using version control systems. -* Change Log:: Maintaining a change history for your program. -* Tags:: Go directly to any function in your program in one - command. Tags remembers which file it is in. +* Change Log:: Maintaining a change history for your program. +* Tags:: Go directly to any function in your program in one + command. Tags remembers which file it is in. * EDE:: An integrated development environment for Emacs. * Emerge:: A convenient way of merging two versions of a program. @@ -844,25 +844,25 @@ Change Logs Tags Tables -* Tag Syntax:: Tag syntax for various types of code and text files. -* Create Tags Table:: Creating a tags table with @code{etags}. +* Tag Syntax:: Tag syntax for various types of code and text files. +* Create Tags Table:: Creating a tags table with @code{etags}. * Etags Regexps:: Create arbitrary tags using regular expressions. -* Select Tags Table:: How to visit a tags table. -* Find Tag:: Commands to find the definition of a specific tag. -* Tags Search:: Using a tags table for searching and replacing. -* List Tags:: Listing and finding tags defined in a file. +* Select Tags Table:: How to visit a tags table. +* Find Tag:: Commands to find the definition of a specific tag. +* Tags Search:: Using a tags table for searching and replacing. +* List Tags:: Listing and finding tags defined in a file. Merging Files with Emerge -* Overview of Emerge:: How to start Emerge. Basic concepts. -* Submodes of Emerge:: Fast mode vs. Edit mode. - Skip Prefers mode and Auto Advance mode. -* State of Difference:: You do the merge by specifying state A or B - for each difference. -* Merge Commands:: Commands for selecting a difference, - changing states of differences, etc. -* Exiting Emerge:: What to do when you've finished the merge. -* Combining in Emerge:: How to keep both alternatives for a difference. +* Overview of Emerge:: How to start Emerge. Basic concepts. +* Submodes of Emerge:: Fast mode vs. Edit mode. + Skip Prefers mode and Auto Advance mode. +* State of Difference:: You do the merge by specifying state A or B + for each difference. +* Merge Commands:: Commands for selecting a difference, + changing states of differences, etc. +* Exiting Emerge:: What to do when you've finished the merge. +* Combining in Emerge:: How to keep both alternatives for a difference. * Fine Points of Emerge:: Miscellaneous issues. Abbrevs @@ -887,10 +887,10 @@ Editing Pictures Sending Mail -* Mail Format:: Format of the mail being composed. +* Mail Format:: Format of the mail being composed. * Mail Headers:: Details of some standard mail header fields. * Mail Aliases:: Abbreviating and grouping mail addresses. -* Mail Commands:: Special commands for editing mail being composed. +* Mail Commands:: Special commands for editing mail being composed. * Mail Signature:: Adding a signature to every message. * Mail Amusements:: Distracting the NSA; adding fortune messages. * Mail Methods:: Using alternative mail-composition methods. @@ -928,28 +928,28 @@ Reading Mail with Rmail Summaries -* Rmail Make Summary:: Making various sorts of summaries. -* Rmail Summary Edit:: Manipulating messages from the summary. +* Rmail Make Summary:: Making various sorts of summaries. +* Rmail Summary Edit:: Manipulating messages from the summary. Dired, the Directory Editor -* Dired Enter:: How to invoke Dired. +* Dired Enter:: How to invoke Dired. * Dired Navigation:: Special motion commands in the Dired buffer. * Dired Deletion:: Deleting files with Dired. * Flagging Many Files:: Flagging files based on their names. * Dired Visiting:: Other file operations through Dired. -* Marks vs Flags:: Flagging for deletion vs marking. -* Operating on Files:: How to copy, rename, print, compress, etc. - either one file or several files. +* Marks vs Flags:: Flagging for deletion vs marking. +* Operating on Files:: How to copy, rename, print, compress, etc. + either one file or several files. * Shell Commands in Dired:: Running a shell command on the marked files. * Transforming File Names:: Using patterns to rename multiple files. -* Comparison in Dired:: Running `diff' by way of Dired. +* Comparison in Dired:: Running `diff' by way of Dired. * Subdirectories in Dired:: Adding subdirectories to the Dired buffer. * Subdir Switches:: Subdirectory switches in Dired. -* Subdirectory Motion:: Moving across subdirectories, and up and down. +* Subdirectory Motion:: Moving across subdirectories, and up and down. * Hiding Subdirectories:: Making subdirectories visible or invisible. * Dired Updating:: Discarding lines for files of no interest. -* Dired and Find:: Using `find' to choose the files for Dired. +* Dired and Find:: Using `find' to choose the files for Dired. * Wdired:: Operating on files by editing the Dired buffer. * Image-Dired:: Viewing image thumbnails in Dired. * Misc Dired Features:: Various other features. @@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ The Calendar and the Diary * Lunar Phases:: Displaying phases of the moon. * Other Calendars:: Converting dates to other calendar systems. * Diary:: Displaying events from your diary. -* Appointments:: Reminders when it's time to do something. +* Appointments:: Reminders when it's time to do something. * Importing Diary:: Converting diary events to/from other formats. * Daylight Saving:: How to specify when daylight saving time is active. * Time Intervals:: Keeping track of time intervals. @@ -976,23 +976,23 @@ Movement in the Calendar * Calendar Unit Motion:: Moving by days, weeks, months, and years. * Move to Beginning or End:: Moving to start/end of weeks, months, and years. -* Specified Dates:: Moving to the current date or another - specific date. +* Specified Dates:: Moving to the current date or another + specific date. Conversion To and From Other Calendars -* Calendar Systems:: The calendars Emacs understands - (aside from Gregorian). -* To Other Calendar:: Converting the selected date to various calendars. -* From Other Calendar:: Moving to a date specified in another calendar. -* Mayan Calendar:: Moving to a date specified in a Mayan calendar. +* Calendar Systems:: The calendars Emacs understands + (aside from Gregorian). +* To Other Calendar:: Converting the selected date to various calendars. +* From Other Calendar:: Moving to a date specified in another calendar. +* Mayan Calendar:: Moving to a date specified in a Mayan calendar. The Diary * Displaying the Diary:: Viewing diary entries and associated calendar dates. * Format of Diary File:: Entering events in your diary. -* Date Formats:: Various ways you can specify dates. -* Adding to Diary:: Commands to create diary entries. +* Date Formats:: Various ways you can specify dates. +* Adding to Diary:: Commands to create diary entries. * Special Diary Entries:: Anniversaries, blocks of dates, cyclic entries, etc. Customizing the Calendar and Diary @@ -1009,22 +1009,22 @@ Customizing the Calendar and Diary Document Viewing -* Navigation:: Navigation inside DocView buffers. -* Searching:: Searching inside documents. -* Slicing:: Specifying which part of pages should be displayed. -* Conversion:: Influencing and triggering conversion. +* Navigation:: Navigation inside DocView buffers. +* Searching:: Searching inside documents. +* Slicing:: Specifying which part of pages should be displayed. +* Conversion:: Influencing and triggering conversion. Gnus -* Buffers of Gnus:: The group, summary, and article buffers. -* Gnus Startup:: What you should know about starting Gnus. -* Summary of Gnus:: A short description of the basic Gnus commands. +* Buffers of Gnus:: The group, summary, and article buffers. +* Gnus Startup:: What you should know about starting Gnus. +* Summary of Gnus:: A short description of the basic Gnus commands. Running Shell Commands from Emacs -* Single Shell:: How to run one shell command and return. -* Interactive Shell:: Permanent shell taking input via Emacs. -* Shell Mode:: Special Emacs commands used with permanent shell. +* Single Shell:: How to run one shell command and return. +* Interactive Shell:: Permanent shell taking input via Emacs. +* Shell Mode:: Special Emacs commands used with permanent shell. * Shell Prompts:: Two ways to recognize shell prompts. * Shell History:: Repeating previous commands in a shell buffer. * Directory Tracking:: Keeping track when the subshell changes directory. @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ Running Shell Commands from Emacs * Terminal emulator:: An Emacs window as a terminal emulator. * Term Mode:: Special Emacs commands used in Term mode. * Paging in Term:: Paging in the terminal emulator. -* Remote Host:: Connecting to another computer. +* Remote Host:: Connecting to another computer. * Serial Terminal:: Connecting to a serial port. Shell Command History @@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ Using Emacs as a Server Printing Hard Copies -* PostScript:: Printing buffers or regions as PostScript. +* PostScript:: Printing buffers or regions as PostScript. * PostScript Variables:: Customizing the PostScript printing commands. * Printing Package:: An optional advanced printing interface. @@ -1060,18 +1060,18 @@ Hyperlinking and Navigation Features Customization -* Minor Modes:: Each minor mode is a feature you can turn on - independently of any others. +* Minor Modes:: Each minor mode is a feature you can turn on + independently of any others. * Easy Customization:: Convenient way to browse and change settings. -* Variables:: Many Emacs commands examine Emacs variables - to decide what to do; by setting variables, - you can control their functioning. -* Key Bindings:: The keymaps say what command each key runs. - By changing them, you can "redefine keys". -* Syntax:: The syntax table controls how words and - expressions are parsed. -* Init File:: How to write common customizations in the - @file{.emacs} file. +* Variables:: Many Emacs commands examine Emacs variables + to decide what to do; by setting variables, + you can control their functioning. +* Key Bindings:: The keymaps say what command each key runs. + By changing them, you can "redefine keys". +* Syntax:: The syntax table controls how words and + expressions are parsed. +* Init File:: How to write common customizations in the + @file{.emacs} file. Easy Customization Interface @@ -1087,10 +1087,10 @@ Easy Customization Interface Variables -* Examining:: Examining or setting one variable's value. -* Hooks:: Hook variables let you specify programs for parts - of Emacs to run on particular occasions. -* Locals:: Per-buffer values of variables. +* Examining:: Examining or setting one variable's value. +* Hooks:: Hook variables let you specify programs for parts + of Emacs to run on particular occasions. +* Locals:: Per-buffer values of variables. * File Variables:: How files can specify variable values. * Directory Variables:: How variable values can be specified by directory. @@ -1117,10 +1117,10 @@ Customizing Key Bindings The Init File, @file{~/.emacs} -* Init Syntax:: Syntax of constants in Emacs Lisp. +* Init Syntax:: Syntax of constants in Emacs Lisp. * Init Examples:: How to do some things with an init file. * Terminal Init:: Each terminal type can have an init file. -* Find Init:: How Emacs finds the init file. +* Find Init:: How Emacs finds the init file. * Init Non-ASCII:: Using non-@acronym{ASCII} characters in an init file. Dealing with Emacs Trouble @@ -1138,31 +1138,31 @@ Dealing with Emacs Trouble Reporting Bugs * Bug Criteria:: Have you really found a bug? -* Understanding Bug Reporting:: How to report a bug effectively. -* Checklist:: Steps to follow for a good bug report. -* Sending Patches:: How to send a patch for GNU Emacs. +* Understanding Bug Reporting:: How to report a bug effectively. +* Checklist:: Steps to follow for a good bug report. +* Sending Patches:: How to send a patch for GNU Emacs. Command Line Arguments for Emacs Invocation -* Action Arguments:: Arguments to visit files, load libraries, - and call functions. +* Action Arguments:: Arguments to visit files, load libraries, + and call functions. * Initial Options:: Arguments that take effect while starting Emacs. * Command Example:: Examples of using command line arguments. -* Resume Arguments:: Specifying arguments when you resume a running Emacs. +* Resume Arguments:: Specifying arguments when you resume a running Emacs. * Environment:: Environment variables that Emacs uses. * Display X:: Changing the default display and using remote login. -* Font X:: Choosing a font for text, under X. -* Colors:: Choosing display colors. +* Font X:: Choosing a font for text, under X. +* Colors:: Choosing display colors. * Window Size X:: Start-up window size, under X. -* Borders X:: Internal and external borders, under X. +* Borders X:: Internal and external borders, under X. * Title X:: Specifying the initial frame's title. * Icons X:: Choosing what sort of icon to use, under X. * Misc X:: Other display options. Environment Variables -* General Variables:: Environment variables that all versions of Emacs use. -* Misc Variables:: Certain system-specific variables. +* General Variables:: Environment variables that all versions of Emacs use. +* Misc Variables:: Certain system-specific variables. * MS-Windows Registry:: An alternative to the environment on MS-Windows. X Options and Resources |