(Position Info): M-x count-lines-region is not always on M-=. (Bug#2269)

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 76eab8b54ea..d3874a2752e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-02-17  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * basic.texi (Position Info): M-x count-lines-region is not always on
+        M-=.  (Bug#2269)
+
 2009-02-09  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * calendar.texi (Holidays, Displaying the Diary): Update for new marker
diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index 8a1f9869a26..9994639c14e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -515,9 +515,10 @@ Display the line number of point in the whole buffer.
 @itemx M-x column-number-mode
 Toggle automatic display of the current line number or column number.
 @xref{Optional Mode Line}.
-@item M-=
-Display the number of lines in the current region (@code{count-lines-region}).
-@xref{Mark}, for information about the region.
+@item M-x count-lines-region
+Display the number of lines in the current region.  Normally bound to
+@kbd{M-=}, except in a few specialist modes.  @xref{Mark}, for
+information about the region.
 @item C-x =
 Display the character code of character after point, character position of
 point, and column of point (@code{what-cursor-position}).
@@ -549,9 +550,9 @@ counts lines within the page, showing both numbers in the echo area.
 
 @kindex M-=
 @findex count-lines-region
-  Use @kbd{M-=} (@code{count-lines-region}) to display the number of
-lines in the region (@pxref{Mark}).  @xref{Pages}, for the command
-@kbd{C-x l} which counts the lines in the current page.
+  Use @kbd{M-x count-lines-region} (normally bound to @kbd{M-=}) to
+display the number of lines in the region (@pxref{Mark}).  @xref{Pages},
+for the command @kbd{C-x l} which counts the lines in the current page.
 
 @kindex C-x =
 @findex what-cursor-position