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-rw-r--r--lisp/ChangeLog8
-rw-r--r--lisp/cus-edit.el2
-rw-r--r--lisp/ehelp.el2
-rw-r--r--lisp/emulation/viper.el2
-rw-r--r--lisp/finder.el2
-rw-r--r--lisp/help.el10
-rw-r--r--lisp/progmodes/f90.el4
-rw-r--r--lisp/progmodes/pascal.el4
-rw-r--r--lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el4
-rw-r--r--lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el2
-rw-r--r--lisp/vc/ediff.el2
11 files changed, 25 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 90cb951681c..1a1f91b0e3d 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
2014-06-29 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+ * cus-edit.el (help):
+ * finder.el (finder-known-keywords):
+ * help.el (help-for-help-internal):
+ * vc/ediff-mult.el (ediff-meta-buffer-verbose-message)
+ (ediff-redraw-registry-buffer):
+ * vc/ediff-ptch.el (ediff-patch-file-internal):
+ Doc fixes re "online" help. (Bug#17803)
+
* progmodes/idlwave.el (idlwave): Update url-link for custom group.
(idlwave-mode): Doc URL update.
diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 212e29069eb..b54898a171c 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
:group 'emacs)
(defgroup help nil
- "Support for on-line help systems."
+ "Support for Emacs help systems."
:group 'emacs)
(defgroup multimedia nil
diff --git a/lisp/ehelp.el b/lisp/ehelp.el
index dd6c6c4cb28..46db552c3f5 100644
--- a/lisp/ehelp.el
+++ b/lisp/ehelp.el
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
;;; Commentary:
;; This package provides a pre-packaged `Electric Help Mode' for
-;; browsing on-line help screens. There is one entry point,
+;; browsing Emacs help screens. There is one entry point,
;; `with-electric-help'; all you have to give it is a no-argument
;; function that generates the actual text of the help into the current
;; buffer.
diff --git a/lisp/emulation/viper.el b/lisp/emulation/viper.el
index 650b8acbb81..d1353bdc8fa 100644
--- a/lisp/emulation/viper.el
+++ b/lisp/emulation/viper.el
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
;; ----------------
;; Bug reports and ideas contributed by many users have helped
;; improve Viper and the various versions of VIP.
-;; See the on-line manual for a complete list of contributors.
+;; See the manual for a complete list of contributors.
;;
;;
;;; Notes:
diff --git a/lisp/finder.el b/lisp/finder.el
index 092a2ddd8a4..bb5b441e26d 100644
--- a/lisp/finder.el
+++ b/lisp/finder.el
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
(frames . "Emacs frames and window systems")
(games . "games, jokes and amusements")
(hardware . "interfacing with system hardware")
- (help . "on-line help systems")
+ (help . "Emacs help systems")
(hypermedia . "links between text or other media types")
(i18n . "internationalization and character-set support")
(internal . "code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults")
diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 72a95244716..fa2a4f207e0 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
;;; Commentary:
-;; This code implements GNU Emacs's on-line help system, the one invoked by
+;; This code implements GNU Emacs's built-in help system, the one invoked by
;; `M-x help-for-help'.
;;; Code:
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ d PATTERN Show a list of functions, variables, and other items whose
documentation matches the PATTERN (a list of words or a regexp).
e Go to the *Messages* buffer which logs echo-area messages.
f FUNCTION Display documentation for the given function.
-F COMMAND Show the on-line manual's section that describes the command.
+F COMMAND Show the Emacs manual's section that describes the command.
g Display information about the GNU project.
h Display the HELLO file which illustrates various scripts.
-i Start the Info documentation reader: read on-line manuals.
+i Start the Info documentation reader: read included manuals.
I METHOD Describe a specific input method, or RET for current.
k KEYS Display the full documentation for the key sequence.
-K KEYS Show the on-line manual's section for the command bound to KEYS.
+K KEYS Show the Emacs manual's section for the command bound to KEYS.
l Show last 300 input keystrokes (lossage).
L LANG-ENV Describes a specific language environment, or RET for current.
m Display documentation of current minor modes and current major mode,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ p TOPIC Find packages matching a given topic keyword.
P PACKAGE Describe the given Emacs Lisp package.
r Display the Emacs manual in Info mode.
s Display contents of current syntax table, plus explanations.
-S SYMBOL Show the section for the given symbol in the on-line manual
+S SYMBOL Show the section for the given symbol in the Info manual
for the programming language used in this buffer.
t Start the Emacs learn-by-doing tutorial.
v VARIABLE Display the given variable's documentation and value.
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/f90.el b/lisp/progmodes/f90.el
index 6aee713dd86..215b8d8358e 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/f90.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/f90.el
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
;; For example:
;; (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.f\\'" . f90-mode))
-;; Once you have entered f90-mode, you may get more info by using
-;; the command describe-mode (C-h m). For online help use
+;; Once you have entered f90-mode, you can get more info by using
+;; the command describe-mode (C-h m). For help use
;; C-h f <Name of function you want described>, or
;; C-h v <Name of variable you want described>.
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el b/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el
index cedc2986eda..f32d4641af0 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
;; =====
;; Emacs should enter Pascal mode when you find a Pascal source file.
-;; When you have entered Pascal mode, you may get more info by pressing
-;; C-h m. You may also get online help describing various functions by:
+;; When you have entered Pascal mode, you can get more info by pressing
+;; C-h m. You can also get help describing various functions by:
;; C-h f <Name of function you want described>
;; If you want to customize Pascal mode to fit you better, you may add
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el
index 9837c20b84d..56ff13fbbb6 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Useful commands (type ? to hide them and free up screen):
uh/um:\tunmark all sessions marked for hiding/operation
n,SPC:\tnext session
p,DEL:\tprevious session
- E:\tbrowse Ediff on-line manual
+ E:\tbrowse Ediff manual
T:\ttoggle truncation of long file names
q:\tquit this session group
")
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ Useful commands:
R in any Ediff session: display session registry
n,SPC: next session
p,DEL: previous session
- E: browse Ediff on-line manual
+ E: browse Ediff manual
q: bury registry
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el b/lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el
index d1332351a74..bb6ab1062c1 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ The second problem might be due to an incompatibility among these settings:
ediff-patch-program = %S ediff-patch-options = %S
ediff-backup-extension = %S ediff-backup-specs = %S
-See Ediff on-line manual for more details on these variables.
+See Ediff manual for more details on these variables.
In particular, check the documentation for `ediff-backup-specs'.
In any of the above cases, Ediff doesn't compare files automatically.
diff --git a/lisp/vc/ediff.el b/lisp/vc/ediff.el
index 927a3ba7fb6..5418039143f 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/ediff.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/ediff.el
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
;; compressed files. Details are given below.
;; Finally, Ediff supports directory-level comparison, merging and patching.
-;; See the on-line manual for details.
+;; See the Ediff manual for details.
;; This package builds upon the ideas borrowed from emerge.el and several
;; Ediff's functions are adaptations from emerge.el. Much of the functionality