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-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/custom.texi21
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/display.texi8
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/fixit.texi93
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi2
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/rmail.texi2
6 files changed, 63 insertions, 73 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 63afcd228ad..5b07d4d692a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2011-10-20 Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
+
+ * custom.texi (Hooks, Init Examples):
+ * display.texi (Font Lock):
+ * fixit.texi (Spelling):
+ * rmail.texi (Rmail Display): Minor mode function with no arg now
+ enables it.
+
+ * fixit.texi (Spelling): Fix description of inline completion.
+
2011-10-19 Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
* search.texi (Repeat Isearch, Error in Isearch): Add kindex
diff --git a/doc/emacs/custom.texi b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
index 6af77374d07..d87c22ec28e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/custom.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/custom.texi
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ here's how to set up a hook to turn on Auto Fill mode when entering
Text mode and other modes based on Text mode:
@example
-(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'auto-fill-mode)
@end example
Here is another example, showing how to use a hook to customize the
@@ -2174,8 +2174,7 @@ Turn off Line Number mode, a global minor mode.
Turn on Auto Fill mode automatically in Text mode and related modes.
@example
-(add-hook 'text-mode-hook
- '(lambda () (auto-fill-mode 1)))
+(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'auto-fill-mode)
@end example
This shows how to add a hook function to a normal hook variable
@@ -2183,19 +2182,9 @@ This shows how to add a hook function to a normal hook variable
@code{lambda}, with a single-quote in front of it to make it a list
constant rather than an expression.
-It's beyond the scope of this manual to explain Lisp functions, but for
-this example it is enough to know that the effect is to execute
-@code{(auto-fill-mode 1)} when Text mode is entered. You can replace
-that with any other expression that you like, or with several
-expressions in a row.
-
-Emacs comes with a function named @code{turn-on-auto-fill} whose
-definition is @code{(lambda () (auto-fill-mode 1))}. Thus, a simpler
-way to write the above example is as follows:
-
-@example
-(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
-@end example
+It's beyond the scope of this manual to explain Lisp functions, but
+for this example it is enough to know that the effect is to execute
+the @code{auto-fill-mode} function when Text mode is entered.
@item
Load the installed Lisp library named @file{foo} (actually a file
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index 082a7325652..254f9465690 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -703,16 +703,14 @@ file:
(global-font-lock-mode 0)
@end example
-@findex turn-on-font-lock
@noindent
If you have disabled Global Font Lock mode, you can still enable Font
Lock for specific major modes by adding the function
-@code{turn-on-font-lock} to the mode hooks (@pxref{Hooks}). For
-example, to enable Font Lock mode for editing C files, you can do
-this:
+@code{font-lock-mode} to the mode hooks (@pxref{Hooks}). For example,
+to enable Font Lock mode for editing C files, you can do this:
@example
-(add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
+(add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'font-lock-mode)
@end example
Font Lock mode uses several specifically named faces to do its job,
diff --git a/doc/emacs/fixit.texi b/doc/emacs/fixit.texi
index 7a605100796..bae78d94744 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/fixit.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/fixit.texi
@@ -7,17 +7,14 @@
@cindex typos, fixing
@cindex mistakes, correcting
- In this chapter we describe the commands that are especially useful
-when you catch a mistake in your text after you have made it, or
-change your mind while composing text on the fly.
-
- The most fundamental command for correcting erroneous editing is the
-undo command @kbd{C-/} (which is also bound to @kbd{C-x u} and
-@kbd{C-_}). This undoes a single command, or a part of a command (as
-in the case of @code{query-replace}), or several consecutive
-self-inserting characters. Consecutive repetitions of @kbd{C-/} undo
-earlier and earlier changes, back to the limit of the undo information
-available.
+ In this chapter we describe commands that are useful when you catch
+a mistake while editing. The most fundamental command for correcting
+erroneous editing is the undo command @kbd{C-/} (which is also bound
+to @kbd{C-x u} and @kbd{C-_}). This undoes a single command, or a
+part of a command (as in the case of @code{query-replace}), or several
+consecutive character insertions. Consecutive repetitions of
+@kbd{C-/} undo earlier and earlier changes, back to the limit of the
+undo information available.
Aside from the commands described here, you can erase text using
deletion commands such as @key{DEL} (@code{delete-backward-char}).
@@ -231,18 +228,19 @@ case-convert it and go on typing. @xref{Case}.@refill
This section describes the commands to check the spelling of a
single word or of a portion of a buffer. These commands only work if
the spelling checker program Aspell, Ispell or Hunspell is installed.
-Aspell, Ispell or Hunspell are not part of Emacs, but one or the other
-is usually installed in GNU/Linux and other free operating systems.
+These programs are not part of Emacs, but one of them is usually
+installed in GNU/Linux and other free operating systems.
@ifnottex
@xref{Top, Aspell,, aspell, The Aspell Manual}.
@end ifnottex
@table @kbd
@item M-$
-Check and correct spelling of the active region or the word at point
-(@code{ispell-word}).
+Check and correct spelling of the word at point (@code{ispell-word}).
+If the region is active, do it for all words in the region instead.
@item M-x ispell
-Check and correct spelling in the active region or the entire buffer.
+Check and correct spelling of all words in the buffer. If the region
+is active, do it for all words in the region instead.
@item M-x ispell-buffer
Check and correct spelling in the buffer.
@item M-x ispell-region
@@ -355,14 +353,13 @@ Show the list of options.
@end table
@findex ispell-complete-word
- In Text mode and related modes, the command @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}
-(@code{ispell-complete-word}) shows a list of completions based on
+ In Text mode and related modes, @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}
+(@code{ispell-complete-word}) performs in-buffer completion based on
spelling correction. Insert the beginning of a word, and then type
-@kbd{M-@key{TAB}}; the command displays a completion list window. (If
-your window manager intercepts @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}, type @kbd{@key{ESC}
-@key{TAB}} or @kbd{C-M-i}.) To choose one of the completions listed,
-click @kbd{Mouse-2} or @kbd{Mouse-1} fast on it, or move the cursor
-there in the completions window and type @key{RET}. @xref{Text Mode}.
+@kbd{M-@key{TAB}}; this shows shows a list of completions. (If your
+window manager intercepts @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}, type @kbd{@key{ESC}
+@key{TAB}} or @kbd{C-M-i}.) Each completion is listed with a digit or
+character; type that digit or character to choose it.
@cindex @code{ispell} program
@findex ispell-kill-ispell
@@ -370,29 +367,27 @@ there in the completions window and type @key{RET}. @xref{Text Mode}.
to run, waiting for something to do, so that subsequent spell checking
commands complete more quickly. If you want to get rid of the
process, use @kbd{M-x ispell-kill-ispell}. This is not usually
-necessary, since the process uses no time except when you do spelling
-correction.
+necessary, since the process uses no processor time except when you do
+spelling correction.
@vindex ispell-dictionary
@vindex ispell-local-dictionary
@vindex ispell-personal-dictionary
-@vindex ispell-complete-word-dict
- Ispell, Aspell and Hunspell use two dictionaries together for spell checking:
-the standard dictionary and your private dictionary. The standard
-dictionary is specified by @code{ispell-local-dictionary} or,
-if @code{nil}, by @code{ispell-dictionary}. If both are @code{nil}
-the default dictionary is selected. The command
-@kbd{M-x ispell-change-dictionary} sets the standard dictionary for
-the buffer and then restarts the subprocess, so that it will use a
-different standard dictionary. Personal dictionary is specified by
-@code{ispell-personal-dictionary}. If @code{nil}, default value is
-used.
-
- Set variable @code{ispell-dictionary} to select a specific default
-dictionary for all your documents. Set variable
-@code{ispell-local-dictionary} in the local variables section to
-select a specific dictionary for a given document.
+@findex ispell-change-dictionary
+ Ispell, Aspell and Hunspell look up spelling in two dictionaries:
+the standard dictionary and your personal dictionary. The standard
+dictionary is specified by the variable @code{ispell-local-dictionary}
+or, if that is @code{nil}, by the variable @code{ispell-dictionary}.
+If both are @code{nil}, the spelling program's default dictionary is
+used. The command @kbd{M-x ispell-change-dictionary} sets the
+standard dictionary for the buffer and then restarts the subprocess,
+so that it will use a different standard dictionary. Your personal
+dictionary is specified by the variable
+@code{ispell-personal-dictionary}. If that is @code{nil}, the
+spelling program looks for a personal dictionary in a default
+location.
+@vindex ispell-complete-word-dict
A separate dictionary is used for word completion. The variable
@code{ispell-complete-word-dict} specifies the file name of this
dictionary. The completion dictionary must be different because it
@@ -400,16 +395,14 @@ cannot use root and affix information. For some languages, there
is a spell checking dictionary but no word completion dictionary.
@cindex Flyspell mode
+@cindex mode, Flyspell
@findex flyspell-mode
-@findex turn-on-flyspell
- Flyspell mode is a fully-automatic way to check spelling as you edit
-in Emacs. It operates by checking words as you change or insert them.
-When it finds a word that it does not recognize, it highlights that
-word. This does not interfere with your editing, but when you see the
-highlighted word, you can move to it and fix it. Type @kbd{M-x
-flyspell-mode} to enable or disable this mode in the current buffer.
-To enable Flyspell mode in all text mode buffers, add
-@code{turn-on-flyspell} to @code{text-mode-hook}.
+ Flyspell mode is a minor mode that performs automatic spell checking
+as you type. When it finds a word that it does not recognize, it
+highlights that word. Type @kbd{M-x flyspell-mode} to toggle Flyspell
+mode in the current buffer. To enable Flyspell mode in all text mode
+buffers, add @code{flyspell-mode} to @code{text-mode-hook}.
+@xref{Hooks}.
When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can click on
it with @kbd{Mouse-2} to display a menu of possible corrections and
diff --git a/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi
index ee417624120..e5853a17dd0 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/fortran-xtra.texi
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ variable @code{fortran-break-before-delimiters} is @code{nil}.
Otherwise (and by default), the break comes before the delimiter.
To enable Auto Fill in all Fortran buffers, add
-@code{turn-on-auto-fill} to @code{fortran-mode-hook}.
+@code{auto-fill-mode} to @code{fortran-mode-hook}.
@iftex
@xref{Hooks,,, emacs, the Emacs Manual}.
@end iftex
diff --git a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
index b894d01b9bb..9e30b657284 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/rmail.texi
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ Address mode:
@c FIXME goto-addr.el commentary says to use goto-address instead.
@smallexample
-(add-hook 'rmail-show-message-hook (lambda () (goto-address-mode 1)))
+(add-hook 'rmail-show-message-hook 'goto-address-mode)
@end smallexample
@noindent