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| author | Luc Teirlinck | 2004-03-18 02:48:20 +0000 |
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| committer | Luc Teirlinck | 2004-03-18 02:48:20 +0000 |
| commit | 153e2961356ab877e71ed2803e4df1cf7fbb74ca (patch) | |
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| parent | 27fde5995a415757272be14bc1f745a2bc9989fc (diff) | |
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(Advanced): Replace @unnumberedsubsec by @subheading (as suggested by
Karl Berry). Update information about colored stars in menus. Add
new subheading describing M-n.
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/info.texi | 40 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/man/info.texi b/man/info.texi index deab84b37af..9b200c2d791 100644 --- a/man/info.texi +++ b/man/info.texi | |||
| @@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ Documentation Format}. | |||
| 939 | 939 | ||
| 940 | Here are some more Info commands that make it easier to move around. | 940 | Here are some more Info commands that make it easier to move around. |
| 941 | 941 | ||
| 942 | @unnumberedsubsec @kbd{g} goes to a node by name | 942 | @subheading @kbd{g} goes to a node by name |
| 943 | 943 | ||
| 944 | @kindex g @r{(Info mode)} | 944 | @kindex g @r{(Info mode)} |
| 945 | @findex Info-goto-node | 945 | @findex Info-goto-node |
| @@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ the node @samp{Top} in the Info file @file{dir}. Likewise, | |||
| 965 | all of the current file by typing @kbd{g*@key{RET}} or all of any | 965 | all of the current file by typing @kbd{g*@key{RET}} or all of any |
| 966 | other file with @kbd{g(@var{filename})@key{RET}}. | 966 | other file with @kbd{g(@var{filename})@key{RET}}. |
| 967 | 967 | ||
| 968 | @unnumberedsubsec @kbd{1} -- @kbd{9} choose a menu subtopic by its number | 968 | @subheading @kbd{1} -- @kbd{9} choose a menu subtopic by its number |
| 969 | 969 | ||
| 970 | @kindex 1 @r{through} 9 @r{(Info mode)} | 970 | @kindex 1 @r{through} 9 @r{(Info mode)} |
| 971 | @findex Info-nth-menu-item | 971 | @findex Info-nth-menu-item |
| @@ -979,17 +979,18 @@ In the stand-alone reader, @kbd{0} goes through the last menu item; | |||
| 979 | this is so you need not count how many entries are there. In Emacs, | 979 | this is so you need not count how many entries are there. In Emacs, |
| 980 | the digit keys run the command @code{Info-nth-menu-item}. | 980 | the digit keys run the command @code{Info-nth-menu-item}. |
| 981 | 981 | ||
| 982 | If your display supports multiple fonts, and you are using Emacs' | 982 | If your display supports multiple fonts, colors or underlining, and |
| 983 | Info mode to read Info files, the @samp{*} for the fifth menu item | 983 | you are using Emacs' Info mode to read Info files, the third, sixth |
| 984 | stands out, either in color or in some other attribute, such as | 984 | and ninth menu items have a @samp{*} that stands out, either in color |
| 985 | underline, and so is the @samp{*} for the ninth item; this makes it | 985 | or in some other attribute, such as underline; this makes it easy to |
| 986 | easy to see at a glance which number to use for an item. | 986 | see at a glance which number to use for an item. |
| 987 | 987 | ||
| 988 | Some terminals don't support colors or underlining. If you need to | 988 | Some terminals don't support either multiple fonts, colors or |
| 989 | actually count items, it is better to use @kbd{m} instead, and specify | 989 | underlining. If you need to actually count items, it is better to use |
| 990 | the name, or use @key{TAB} to quickly move between menu items. | 990 | @kbd{m} instead, and specify the name, or use @key{TAB} to quickly |
| 991 | move between menu items. | ||
| 991 | 992 | ||
| 992 | @unnumberedsubsec @kbd{e} makes Info document editable | 993 | @subheading @kbd{e} makes Info document editable |
| 993 | 994 | ||
| 994 | @kindex e @r{(Info mode)} | 995 | @kindex e @r{(Info mode)} |
| 995 | @findex Info-edit | 996 | @findex Info-edit |
| @@ -1004,6 +1005,23 @@ only if the variable @code{Info-enable-edit} is non-@code{nil}. | |||
| 1004 | edit the Info file, so typing @kbd{e} there goes to the end of the | 1005 | edit the Info file, so typing @kbd{e} there goes to the end of the |
| 1005 | current node. | 1006 | current node. |
| 1006 | 1007 | ||
| 1008 | @subheading @kbd{M-n} creates a new independent Info buffer in Emacs | ||
| 1009 | |||
| 1010 | @kindex M-n @r{(Info mode)} | ||
| 1011 | @findex clone-buffer | ||
| 1012 | @cindex multiple Info buffers | ||
| 1013 | If you are reading Info in Emacs, you can select a new independent | ||
| 1014 | Info buffer in another window by typing @kbd{M-n}. The new buffer | ||
| 1015 | starts out as an exact copy of the old one, but you will be able to | ||
| 1016 | move independently between nodes in the two buffers. (In Info mode, | ||
| 1017 | @kbd{M-n} runs the Emacs command @code{clone-buffer}.) | ||
| 1018 | |||
| 1019 | In Emacs Info, you can also produce new Info buffers by giving a | ||
| 1020 | numeric prefix argument to the @kbd{m} and @kbd{g} commands. @kbd{C-u | ||
| 1021 | m} and @kbd{C-u g} go to a new node in exactly the same way that | ||
| 1022 | @kbd{m} and @kbd{g} do, but they do so in a new Info buffer which they | ||
| 1023 | select in another window. | ||
| 1024 | |||
| 1007 | @node Info Search, Add, Advanced, Expert Info | 1025 | @node Info Search, Add, Advanced, Expert Info |
| 1008 | @comment node-name, next, previous, up | 1026 | @comment node-name, next, previous, up |
| 1009 | @section How to search Info documents for specific subjects | 1027 | @section How to search Info documents for specific subjects |