Another round of manual fixes from proofreading

* doc/emacs/search.texi (Incremental Search)
(Nonincremental Search): Mention the menu bar and fix typos.
Reported by David Bonnafous <dbonnafo@gmail.com> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/building.texi (Compilation): Improve wording.
Suggested by drone <yoorobot@gmail.com> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/kmacro.texi (Basic Keyboard Macro): Clarify text.
Suggested by Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/display.texi (Highlight Interactively, Fringes):
Improve wording.  Suggested by Justin Heyes-Jones
<justinhj@gmail.com> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/commands.texi (User Input, Commands): Add missing
commas.
* doc/emacs/screen.texi (Menu Bar): Mention keyboard keys to
navigate menus.  Suggested by oldgaro <oldgaro@protonmail.com> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/search.texi (Not Exiting Isearch): Fix a typo.
Reported by "Kocken, I.J. (Ilja)" <I.J.Kocken@uu.nl> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/basic.texi (Inserting Text): Mention one more label of
RET.  Suggested by Francis Wright <f.j.wright@live.co.uk> in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/text.texi (Paragraphs): Clarify text.  Reported by
Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Introduction to VC)
(Why Version Control?, VCS Merging): Fix typos and section
capitalization.  Suggested by "R. P. Dillon"
<rpdillon@killring.org> in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
* doc/emacs/modes.texi (Major Modes, Choosing Modes): Fix typos.
Reported by clemens.radermacher@posteo.de in
emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.

10 files changed, 53 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index edb3d08f68d..55e0145d7d1 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ forward, so that point remains just after the inserted text.
 @cindex newline
 @c @findex electric-indent-just-newline
   To end a line and start a new one, type @key{RET} (@code{newline}).
-(The @key{RET} key may be labeled @key{Return} or @key{Enter} on your
-keyboard, but we refer to it as @key{RET} in this manual.)  This
-command inserts a newline character into the buffer, then indents
-(@pxref{Indentation}) according to the major mode.  If point is at the end
-of the line, the effect is to create a new blank line after it and
-indent the new line; if point is in the middle of a line, the line is
-split at that position.  To turn off the auto-indentation, you can
-either disable Electric Indent mode (@pxref{Indent Convenience}) or
-type @kbd{C-j}, which inserts just a newline, without any
-auto-indentation.
+(The @key{RET} key may be labeled @key{Return}, or @key{Enter}, or
+with a funny-looking left-pointing arrow on your keyboard, but we
+refer to it as @key{RET} in this manual.)  This command inserts a
+newline character into the buffer, then indents (@pxref{Indentation})
+according to the major mode.  If point is at the end of the line, the
+effect is to create a new blank line after it and indent the new line;
+if point is in the middle of a line, the line is split at that
+position.  To turn off the auto-indentation, you can either disable
+Electric Indent mode (@pxref{Indent Convenience}) or type @kbd{C-j},
+which inserts just a newline, without any auto-indentation.
 
   As we explain later in this manual, you can change the way Emacs
 handles text insertion by turning on @dfn{minor modes}.  For instance,
diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi
index 65669ada50e..f1fc24da6f2 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/building.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ compile}.  This reads a shell command line using the minibuffer, and
 then executes the command by running a shell as a subprocess (or
 @dfn{inferior process}) of Emacs.  The output is inserted in a buffer
 named @file{*compilation*}.  The current buffer's default directory is
-used as the working directory for the execution of the command;
-normally, therefore, compilation takes place in this directory.
+used as the working directory for the execution of the command, so by
+default compilation takes place in that directory.
 
 @vindex compile-command
   The default compilation command is @samp{make -k}, which is usually
diff --git a/doc/emacs/commands.texi b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
index 05f4e4be608..2e65bfd3859 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/commands.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/commands.texi
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ are certain characters found on non-English keyboards
 labeled @key{Alt})@footnote{We refer to @key{Alt} as @key{META} for
 historical reasons.}.  For example, @kbd{Control-a} is entered by
 holding down the @key{Ctrl} key while pressing @kbd{a}; we will refer
-to this as @kbd{C-a} for short.  Similarly @kbd{@key{META}-a}, or @kbd{M-a}
+to this as @kbd{C-a} for short.  Similarly, @kbd{@key{META}-a}, or @kbd{M-a}
 for short, is entered by holding down the @key{Alt} key and pressing
 @kbd{a}.  Modifier keys can also be applied to non-alphanumerical
 characters, e.g., @kbd{C-@key{F1}} or @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}}.
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ is bound to @code{next-line}.  If you rebind @kbd{C-n} to the command
 
   In this manual, we will often speak of keys like @kbd{C-n} as
 commands, even though strictly speaking the key is bound to a command.
-Usually we state the name of the command which really does the work in
-parentheses after mentioning the key that runs it.  For example, we
+Usually, we state the name of the command which really does the work
+in parentheses after mentioning the key that runs it.  For example, we
 will say that ``The command @kbd{C-n} (@code{next-line}) moves point
 vertically down'', meaning that the command @code{next-line} moves
 vertically down, and the key @kbd{C-n} is normally bound to it.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi
index d338aeeea61..b2a4011b4a7 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ mode for all buffers, use @kbd{M-x global-hi-lock-mode} or place
 
   Hi Lock mode works like Font Lock mode (@pxref{Font Lock}), except
 that you specify explicitly the regular expressions to highlight.  You
-control them with the commands described below.  (The key bindings
+can control them with the following commands.  (The key bindings
 below that begin with @kbd{C-x w} are deprecated in favor of the
 global @kbd{M-s h} bindings, and will be removed in some future Emacs
 version.)
@@ -1087,11 +1087,11 @@ mode's symbol is a member of the list @code{hi-lock-exclude-modes}.
   On graphical displays, each Emacs window normally has narrow
 @dfn{fringes} on the left and right edges.  The fringes are used to
 display symbols that provide information about the text in the window.
-You can type @kbd{M-x fringe-mode} to disable the fringes, or modify
-their width.  This command affects fringes in all frames; to modify
-fringes on the selected frame only, use @kbd{M-x set-fringe-style}.
-You can make your changes to the fringes permanent by customizing the
-variable @code{fringe-mode}.
+You can type @kbd{M-x fringe-mode} to toggle display of the fringes or
+to modify their width.  This command affects fringes in all frames; to
+modify fringes on the selected frame only, use @kbd{M-x
+set-fringe-style}.  You can make your changes to the fringes permanent
+by customizing the variable @code{fringe-mode}.
 
   The most common use of the fringes is to indicate a continuation
 line (@pxref{Continuation Lines}).  When one line of text is split
diff --git a/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi b/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
index a3426a33a16..c9cef750fb4 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/kmacro.texi
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ the most recent macro, type @kbd{C-x e}
 defining a macro, the macro is terminated and executed immediately.
 Immediately after typing @kbd{C-x e}, you can type @key{e} repeatedly
 to immediately repeat the macro one or more times.  You can also give
-@kbd{C-x e} a repeat argument, just like @key{F4}.
+@kbd{C-x e} a repeat argument, just like @key{F4} (when it is used to
+execute a macro).
 
   @kbd{C-x )} can be given a repeat count as an argument.  This means
 to repeat the macro right after defining it.  The macro definition
diff --git a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
index e61c7f90348..158b04c9f2e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ control operations.
 
   Some uncommon or intricate version control operations, such as
 altering repository settings, are not supported in VC@.  You should
-perform such tasks outside Emacs, e.g., via the command line.
+perform such tasks outside VC, e.g., via the command line.
 
   This section provides a general overview of version control, and
 describes the version control systems that VC supports.  You can skip
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ you want to use.
 @end menu
 
 @node Why Version Control?
-@subsubsection Understanding the problems it addresses
+@subsubsection Understanding the Problems it Addresses
 
   Version control systems provide you with three important
 capabilities:
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ detected and resolved.
 
 @item
 @dfn{History}: the ability to attach historical data to your data,
-such as explanatory comments about the intention behind each change to
-it.  Even for a programmer working solo, change histories are an
-important aid to memory; for a multi-person project, they are a
-vitally important form of communication among developers.
+such as explanatory comments about the intention behind each change.
+Even for a programmer working solo, change histories are an important
+aid to memory; for a multi-person project, they are a vitally
+important form of communication among developers.
 @end itemize
 
 @node Version Control Systems
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ or changeset-based; and centralized or decentralized.  VC handles all
 these modes of operation, but it cannot hide the differences.
 
 @node VCS Merging
-@subsubsection Merge-based vs lock-based Version Control
+@subsubsection Merge-based vs Lock-based Version Control
 
   A version control system typically has some mechanism to coordinate
 between users who want to change the same file.  There are two ways to
diff --git a/doc/emacs/modes.texi b/doc/emacs/modes.texi
index f0986702d5a..1312a24d985 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/modes.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/modes.texi
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ do something more suitable for the mode.  For instance, programming
 language modes bind @key{TAB} to indent the current line according to
 the rules of the language (@pxref{Indentation}).  The keys that are
 commonly changed are @key{TAB}, @key{DEL}, and @kbd{C-j}.  Many modes
-also define special commands of their own, usually bound in the prefix
-key @kbd{C-c}.  Major modes can also alter user options and variables;
-for instance, programming language modes typically set a buffer-local
-value for the variable @code{comment-start}, which determines how
-source code comments are delimited (@pxref{Comments}).
+also define special commands of their own, usually bound to key
+sequences whose prefix key is @kbd{C-c} (@pxref{Keys}).  Major modes
+can also alter user options and variables; for instance, programming
+language modes typically set a buffer-local value for the variable
+@code{comment-start}, which determines how source code comments are
+delimited (@pxref{Comments}).
 
   To view the documentation for the current major mode, including a
 list of its key bindings, type @kbd{C-h m} (@code{describe-mode}).
@@ -437,8 +438,8 @@ a single case-insensitive search through @code{auto-mode-alist}.
   Finally, if Emacs @emph{still} hasn't found a major mode to use, it
 compares the text at the start of the buffer to the variable
 @code{magic-fallback-mode-alist}.  This variable works like
-@code{magic-mode-alist}, described above, except that is consulted
-only after @code{auto-mode-alist}.  By default,
+@code{magic-mode-alist}, described above, except that it is consulted
+only @emph{after} @code{auto-mode-alist}.  By default,
 @code{magic-fallback-mode-alist} contains forms that check for image
 files, HTML/XML/SGML files, PostScript files, and Unix style Conf
 files.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/screen.texi b/doc/emacs/screen.texi
index 8dd5e5f9e56..37c082e7caf 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/screen.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/screen.texi
@@ -309,12 +309,13 @@ way (@pxref{Key Help}).
 @cindex menu bar access using keyboard
   Instead of using the mouse, you can also invoke the first menu bar
 item by pressing @key{F10} (to run the command @code{menu-bar-open}).
-You can then navigate the menus with the arrow keys.  To activate a
-selected menu item, press @key{RET}; to cancel menu navigation, press
-@kbd{C-g} or @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}.  (However, note that
-when Emacs was built with a GUI toolkit, the menus are drawn and
-controlled by the toolkit, and the key sequences to cancel menu
-navigation might be different from the above description.)
+You can then navigate the menus with the arrow keys or with @kbd{C-b},
+@kbd{C-f} (left/right), @kbd{C-p}, and @kbd{C-n} (up/down).  To
+activate a selected menu item, press @key{RET}; to cancel menu
+navigation, press @kbd{C-g} or @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}.
+(However, note that when Emacs was built with a GUI toolkit, the menus
+are drawn and controlled by the toolkit, and the key sequences to
+cancel menu navigation might be different from the above description.)
 
 @kindex M-`
 @findex tmm-menubar
diff --git a/doc/emacs/search.texi b/doc/emacs/search.texi
index daaded19294..c7216128cd8 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/search.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/search.texi
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ Incremental search forward (@code{isearch-forward}).
 Incremental search backward (@code{isearch-backward}).
 @end table
 
+You can also invoke incremental search from the menu bar's
+@samp{Edit->Search} menu.
+
 @menu
 * Basic Isearch::        Basic incremental search commands.
 * Repeat Isearch::       Searching for the same string again.
@@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ of the keymap @code{isearch-mode-map} (@pxref{Keymaps}).
 @subsection Not Exiting Incremental Search
 
 This subsection describes how to control whether typing a command not
-specifically meaningful is searches exits the search before executing
+specifically meaningful in searches exits the search before executing
 the command.  It also describes two categories of commands which you
 can type without exiting the current incremental search, even though
 they are not themselves part of incremental search.
@@ -548,7 +551,7 @@ command for nonincremental search, if the string you specify is empty.
 @key{RET}} does likewise, invoking the nonincremental
 backward-searching command.
 
-  Nonincremental search can also be invoked form the menu bar's
+  Nonincremental search can also be invoked from the menu bar's
 @samp{Edit->Search} menu.
 
 @findex search-forward
diff --git a/doc/emacs/text.texi b/doc/emacs/text.texi
index e3541a18df3..dd08cd15138 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/text.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/text.texi
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@ Put point and mark around this or next paragraph (@code{mark-paragraph}).
 @findex backward-paragraph
 @findex forward-paragraph
   @kbd{M-@{} (@code{backward-paragraph}) moves to the beginning of the
-current or previous paragraph (see below for the definition of a
-paragraph).  @kbd{M-@}} (@code{forward-paragraph}) moves to the end of
+current or previous paragraph, depending on where point is when the
+command is invoked (see below for the definition of a paragraph).
+@kbd{M-@}} (@code{forward-paragraph}) similarly moves to the end of
 the current or next paragraph.  If there is a blank line before the
 paragraph, @kbd{M-@{} moves to the blank line.