* doc/misc/info.texi (Create Info buffer): Mention info-display-manual.

* etc/NEWS: Related edits.

3 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index 3458a8865fb..29d18af112e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-02-09  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * info.texi (Create Info buffer): Mention info-display-manual.
+
 2012-02-07  Lars Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
         * gnus.texi (Mail Source Specifiers): Add a pop3 via an SSH tunnel
diff --git a/doc/misc/info.texi b/doc/misc/info.texi
index 7ce874d2941..02a209d484a 100644
--- a/doc/misc/info.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/info.texi
@@ -1142,6 +1142,12 @@ prefix argument for the @kbd{C-h i} command (@code{info}) which
 switches to the Info buffer with that number.  Thus, @kbd{C-u 2 C-h i}
 switches to the buffer @samp{*info*<2>}, creating it if necessary.
 
+@findex info-display-manual
+  If you have created many Info buffers in Emacs, you might find it
+difficult to remember which buffer is showing which manual.  You can
+use the command @kbd{M-x info-display-manual} to show an Info manual
+by name, reusing an existing buffer if one exists.
+
 @node Emacs Info Variables, , Create Info buffer, Advanced
 @comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
 @section Emacs Info-mode Variables
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index e3e74987611..df1f4be2b32 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -742,13 +742,12 @@ Animation plays once, unless the option `image-animate-loop' is non-nil.
 
 ** Info
 
-*** New command `info-display-manual' displays an Info manual
-specified by its name.  If that manual is already visited in some Info
-buffer within the current session, the command will display that
-buffer.  Otherwise, it will load the manual and display it.  This is
-handy if you have many manuals in many Info buffers, and don't
-remember the name of the buffer visiting the manual you want to
-consult.
++++
+*** New command `info-display-manual' displays a named Info manual.
+If that manual is already visited in some Info buffer, it displays
+that buffer.  (This is handy if you have many manuals in many *info*
+buffers, and don't remember the name of the buffer visiting the manual
+you want to consult.)  Otherwise, it loads and displays the manual.
 
 +++
 *** `e' is now bound to `end-of-buffer' rather than to `Info-edit'.