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| author | Richard M. Stallman | 2005-02-06 11:03:40 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman | 2005-02-06 11:03:40 +0000 |
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(Expanding Abbrevs): Clarify.
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diff --git a/man/abbrevs.texi b/man/abbrevs.texi index e8cf2dc9c49..25162ba1f72 100644 --- a/man/abbrevs.texi +++ b/man/abbrevs.texi | |||
| @@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ point and you type a self-inserting whitespace or punctuation character | |||
| 153 | (@key{SPC}, comma, etc.@:). More precisely, any character that is not a | 153 | (@key{SPC}, comma, etc.@:). More precisely, any character that is not a |
| 154 | word constituent expands an abbrev, and any word-constituent character | 154 | word constituent expands an abbrev, and any word-constituent character |
| 155 | can be part of an abbrev. The most common way to use an abbrev is to | 155 | can be part of an abbrev. The most common way to use an abbrev is to |
| 156 | insert it and then insert a punctuation character to expand it. | 156 | insert it and then insert a punctuation or whitespace character to expand it. |
| 157 | 157 | ||
| 158 | @vindex abbrev-all-caps | 158 | @vindex abbrev-all-caps |
| 159 | Abbrev expansion preserves case; thus, @samp{foo} expands into @samp{find | 159 | Abbrev expansion preserves case; thus, @samp{foo} expands into @samp{find |
| 160 | outer otter}; @samp{Foo} into @samp{Find outer otter}, and @samp{FOO} into | 160 | outer otter}; @samp{Foo} into @samp{Find outer otter}, and @samp{FOO} into |
| 161 | @samp{FIND OUTER OTTER} or @samp{Find Outer Otter} according to the | 161 | @samp{FIND OUTER OTTER} or @samp{Find Outer Otter} according to the |
| 162 | variable @code{abbrev-all-caps} (a non-@code{nil} value chooses the first | 162 | variable @code{abbrev-all-caps} (setting it non-@code{nil} specifies |
| 163 | of the two expansions). | 163 | @samp{FIND OUTER OTTER}}. |
| 164 | 164 | ||
| 165 | These commands are used to control abbrev expansion: | 165 | These commands are used to control abbrev expansion: |
| 166 | 166 | ||