(Help Mode): URLs viewed with browse-url.

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 6bfdb7484f1..f64cb04fce2 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-10-30  Bill Wohler  <wohler@newt.com>
+
+        * help.texi (Help Mode): URLs viewed with browse-url.
+
 2005-10-31  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
 
         * building.texi (GDB Graphical Interface): Don't reference
diff --git a/man/help.texi b/man/help.texi
index ee0bb6b1050..297258072f8 100644
--- a/man/help.texi
+++ b/man/help.texi
@@ -443,6 +443,16 @@ name with @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}, or move point there and type
 @key{RET}, to view the documentation of that command or variable.  Use
 @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace your steps.
 
+@cindex URL, viewing in help
+@cindex help, viewing web pages
+@cindex viewing web pages in help
+@cindex web pages, viewing in help
+@findex browse-url
+  You can follow cross references to URLs (web pages) as well. When
+you follow a cross reference that is a URL, the @code{browse-url}
+command is used to view the web page in a browser of your choosing.
+@xref{Browse-URL}.
+
 @kindex @key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)}
 @findex help-next-ref
 @kindex S-@key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)}