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authorKarl Berry2014-06-08 22:30:13 +0300
committerEli Zaretskii2014-06-08 22:30:13 +0300
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Simplify info.info for the stand-alone reader
doc/misc/info.texi (Help-^L): "mode line", "screenful", stand-alone and Emacs Info both use the mode line. Use x instead of weird C-x 0 to get rid of help msg in standalone Info.
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/info.texi18
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index 8e9eb83ca03..d1239338d23 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
12014-06-08 Karl Berry <karl@gnu.org>
2
3 * doc/info.texi (Help-^L): "mode line", "screenful",
4 stand-alone and Emacs Info both use the mode line.
5 Use x instead of weird C-x 0 to get rid of help msg
6 in standalone Info.
7
12014-06-08 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> 82014-06-08 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
2 9
3 * vip.texi (Files): Defer to Emacs manual for uniquify details. 10 * vip.texi (Files): Defer to Emacs manual for uniquify details.
diff --git a/doc/misc/info.texi b/doc/misc/info.texi
index 09476126b7e..87e7794c61e 100644
--- a/doc/misc/info.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/info.texi
@@ -151,12 +151,11 @@ Since your terminal has a relatively small number of lines on its
151screen, it is necessary to give you special advice at the beginning. 151screen, it is necessary to give you special advice at the beginning.
152 152
153If the entire text you are looking at fits on the screen, the text 153If the entire text you are looking at fits on the screen, the text
154@samp{All} will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. In the 154@samp{All} will be displayed near the bottom of the screen, on the
155stand-alone Info reader, it is displayed at the bottom right corner of 155mode line (usually, the line in inverse video). If you see the text
156the screen; in Emacs, it is displayed on the modeline. If you see the 156@samp{Top} instead, it means that there is more text below that does
157text @samp{Top} instead, it means that there is more text below that 157not fit. To move forward through the text and see another screenful,
158does not fit. To move forward through the text and see another screen 158press @key{SPC}, the Space bar. To move back up, press the key
159full, press @key{SPC}, the Space bar. To move back up, press the key
160labeled @samp{Backspace} or @samp{DEL} (on some keyboards, this key 159labeled @samp{Backspace} or @samp{DEL} (on some keyboards, this key
161might be labeled @samp{Delete}). In a graphical Emacs, you can also use 160might be labeled @samp{Delete}). In a graphical Emacs, you can also use
162@kbd{S-@key{SPC}} (press and hold the @key{Shift} key and then press 161@kbd{S-@key{SPC}} (press and hold the @key{Shift} key and then press
@@ -405,13 +404,10 @@ repeatedly.
405>> Type a @key{?} now. Press @key{SPC} to see consecutive screenfuls of 404>> Type a @key{?} now. Press @key{SPC} to see consecutive screenfuls of
406 the list until finished. Then type @key{SPC} several times. If 405 the list until finished. Then type @key{SPC} several times. If
407 you are using Emacs, the help will then go away automatically. 406 you are using Emacs, the help will then go away automatically.
407 If you are using the stand-alone Info reader, type @kbd{x} to
408 return here.
408@end format 409@end format
409 410
410 (If you are using the stand-alone Info reader, type @kbd{C-x 0} to
411return here, that is---press and hold @key{CTRL}, type an @kbd{x},
412then release @key{CTRL} and @kbd{x}, and press @kbd{0}; that's a zero,
413not the letter ``o''.)
414
415 From now on, you will encounter large nodes without warning, and 411 From now on, you will encounter large nodes without warning, and
416will be expected to know how to use @key{SPC} and @key{BACKSPACE} to 412will be expected to know how to use @key{SPC} and @key{BACKSPACE} to
417move around in them without being told. Since not all terminals have 413move around in them without being told. Since not all terminals have