(Glossary): Minor phrasing changes throughout.
Add more internal cross-references. <Autoloading>: You can't really autoload a variable. <C-M->: Move details here from `M-C-' item. <Continuation Line>: Refer to `Truncation.' <Daemon, Free Software, Free Software Foundation, FSF, GNU>: <Home Directory, Unix>: New entries. <Deletion of Files>: Mention recycle bins. <Directory>: Mention ``folders.'' <Error>: Don't mention ``type-ahead.'' <Fringe>: Refer to the manual node. <Minor Mode>: Can be global or local. <Spell Checking>: There are other checkers besides Ispell.
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@xref{Quitting}.
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@item Alt
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Alt is the name of a modifier bit which a keyboard input character may
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Alt is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may
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have. To make a character Alt, type it while holding down the @key{ALT}
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key. Such characters are given names that start with @kbd{Alt-}
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(usually written @kbd{A-} for short). (Note that many terminals have a
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key labeled @key{ALT} which is really a @key{META} key.) @xref{User
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key labeled @key{ALT} that is really a @key{META} key.) @xref{User
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Input, Alt}.
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@item Argument
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See `numeric argument.'
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@item @acronym{ASCII} character
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An @acronym{ASCII} character is either an @acronym{ASCII} control character or an @acronym{ASCII}
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printing character. @xref{User Input}.
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An @acronym{ASCII} character is either an @acronym{ASCII} control
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character or an @acronym{ASCII} printing character. @xref{User Input}.
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@item @acronym{ASCII} control character
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An @acronym{ASCII} control character is the Control version of an upper-case
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punctuation characters: @samp{!@@#$%^& *()_-+=|\~` @{@}[]:;"' <>,.?/}.
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@item Auto Fill Mode
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Auto Fill mode is a minor mode in which text that you insert is
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Auto Fill mode is a minor mode (q.v.@:) in which text that you insert is
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automatically broken into lines of a given maximum width.
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@xref{Filling}.
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@item Auto Saving
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Auto saving is the practice of saving the contents of an Emacs buffer in
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a specially-named file, so that the information will not be lost if the
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buffer is lost due to a system error or user error. @xref{Auto Save}.
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Auto saving is the practice of periodically saving the contents of an
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Emacs buffer in a specially-named file, so that the information will
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be preserved if the buffer is lost due to a system error or user error.
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@xref{Auto Save}.
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@item Autoloading
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Emacs automatically loads Lisp libraries when a Lisp program requests a
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function or a variable from those libraries. This is called
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`autoloading'. @xref{Lisp Libraries}.
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Emacs can automatically load Lisp libraries when a Lisp program requests a
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function from those libraries. This is called `autoloading.'
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@xref{Lisp Libraries}.
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@item Backtrace
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A backtrace is a trace of a series of function calls showing how a
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program arrived to a certain point. It is used mainly for finding and
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program arrived at a certain point. It is used mainly for finding and
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correcting bugs (q.v.@:). Emacs can display a backtrace when it signals
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an error or when you type @kbd{C-g} (see `quitting'). @xref{Checklist}.
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@item Binding
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A key sequence gets its meaning in Emacs by having a binding, which is a
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command (q.v.@:), a Lisp function that is run when the user types that
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command (q.v.@:), a Lisp function that is run when you type that
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sequence. @xref{Commands,Binding}. Customization often involves
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rebinding a character to a different command function. The bindings of
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all key sequences are recorded in the keymaps (q.v.@:). @xref{Keymaps}.
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A border is a thin space along the edge of the frame, used just for
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spacing, not for displaying anything. An Emacs frame has an ordinary
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external border, outside of everything including the menu bar, plus an
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internal border that surrounds the text windows and their scroll bars
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and separates them from the menu bar and tool bar. You can customize
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both borders with options and resources (@pxref{Borders X}). Borders
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are not the same as fringes (q.v.@:).
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internal border that surrounds the text windows, their scroll bars
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and fringes, and separates them from the menu bar and tool bar. You
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can customize both borders with options and resources (@pxref{Borders
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X}). Borders are not the same as fringes (q.v.@:).
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@item Buffer
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The buffer is the basic editing unit; one buffer corresponds to one text
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being edited. You can have several buffers, but at any time you are
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editing only one, the `current buffer,' though several can be visible
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when you are using multiple windows (q.v.@:). Most buffers are visiting
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(q.v.@:) some file. @xref{Buffers}.
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when you are using multiple windows or frames (q.v.@:). Most buffers
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are visiting (q.v.@:) some file. @xref{Buffers}.
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@item Buffer Selection History
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Emacs keeps a buffer selection history which records how recently each
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ask you to report any bugs you find. @xref{Bugs}.
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@item Button Down Event
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A button down event is the kind of input event generated right away when
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you press down on a mouse button. @xref{Mouse Buttons}.
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A button down event is the kind of input event (q.v.@:) generated
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right away when you press down on a mouse button. @xref{Mouse Buttons}.
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@item By Default
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See `default.'
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@item @kbd{C-M-}
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@kbd{C-M-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for
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Control-Meta. @xref{User Input,C-M-}.
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Control-Meta. If your terminal lacks a real @key{META} key, you type
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a Control-Meta character by typing @key{ESC} and then typing the
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corresponding Control character. @xref{User Input,C-M-}.
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@item Case Conversion
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Case conversion means changing text from upper case to lower case or
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See `text-only terminal.'
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@item Click Event
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A click event is the kind of input event generated when you press a
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mouse button and release it without moving the mouse. @xref{Mouse Buttons}.
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A click event is the kind of input event (q.v.@:) generated when you
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press a mouse button and release it without moving the mouse.
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@xref{Mouse Buttons}.
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@item Clipboard
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A clipboard is a buffer provided by the window system for transferring
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@item Comment
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A comment is text in a program which is intended only for humans reading
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the program, and which is marked specially so that it will be ignored
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the program, and which is specially marked so that it will be ignored
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when the program is loaded or compiled. Emacs offers special commands
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for creating, aligning and killing comments. @xref{Comments}.
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@xref{Keys}.
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@item Completion
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Completion is what Emacs does when it automatically fills out an
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Completion is what Emacs does when it automatically expands an
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abbreviation for a name into the entire name. Completion is done for
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minibuffer (q.v.@:) arguments when the set of possible valid inputs
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is known; for example, on command names, buffer names, and
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file names. Completion occurs when @key{TAB}, @key{SPC} or @key{RET}
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is typed. @xref{Completion}.@refill
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file names. Completion usually occurs when @key{TAB}, @key{SPC} or
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@key{RET} is typed. @xref{Completion}.@refill
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@item Continuation Line
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When a line of text is longer than the width of the window, it
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takes up more than one screen line when displayed. We say that the
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text line is continued, and all screen lines used for it after the
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first are called continuation lines. @xref{Continuation Lines}.
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A related Emacs feature is `filling' (q.v.@:).
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normally (but see `Truncation') takes up more than one screen line
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when displayed. We say that the text line is continued, and all
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screen lines used for it after the first are called continuation
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lines. @xref{Continuation Lines}. A related Emacs feature is
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`filling' (q.v.@:).
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@item Control Character
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A control character is a character that you type by holding down the
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@item @key{CTRL}
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The @key{CTRL} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
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in order to enter a control character (q.v.).
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in order to enter a control character (q.v.). See also `@kbd{C-}.'
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@item Current Buffer
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The current buffer in Emacs is the Emacs buffer on which most editing
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@item Cursor
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The cursor is the rectangle on the screen which indicates the position
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called point (q.v.@:) at which insertion and deletion takes place.
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(called point; q.v.@:) at which insertion and deletion takes place.
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The cursor is on or under the character that follows point. Often
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people speak of `the cursor' when, strictly speaking, they mean
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`point.' @xref{Point,Cursor}.
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@item Customization
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Customization is making minor changes in the way Emacs works. It is
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often done by setting variables (@pxref{Variables}) or faces
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(@pxref{Face Customization}), or by rebinding key sequences
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(@pxref{Keymaps}).
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Customization is making minor changes in the way Emacs works, to
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reflect your preferences or needs. It is often done by setting
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variables (@pxref{Variables}) or faces (@pxref{Face Customization}),
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or by rebinding key sequences (@pxref{Keymaps}).
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@cindex cut and paste
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@item Cut and Paste
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See `killing' and `yanking.'
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@item Daemon
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A daemon is a standard term for a Unix process that runs in the
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background. Daemons are often started when the system first starts up.
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When Emacs runs in daemon-mode, it runs in the background and does not
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open a display. You can then connect to it with the
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@command{emacsclient} program. @xref{Emacs Server}.
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@item Default Argument
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The default for an argument is the value that will be assumed if you
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do not specify one. When the minibuffer is used to read an argument,
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@item Deletion of Files
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Deleting a file means erasing it from the file system.
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(Note that some systems use the concept of a ``trash can'', or ``recycle
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bin'', to allow you to ``undelete'' files.)
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@xref{Misc File Ops,Misc File Ops,Miscellaneous File Operations}.
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@item Deletion of Messages
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Deleting a message means flagging it to be eliminated from your mail
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file. Until you expunge (q.v.@:) the Rmail file, you can still undelete
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the messages you have deleted. @xref{Rmail Deletion}.
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Deleting a message (in Rmail, and other mail clients) means flagging
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it to be eliminated from your mail file. Until you expunge (q.v.@:)
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the Rmail file, you can still undelete the messages you have deleted.
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@xref{Rmail Deletion}.
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@item Deletion of Windows
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Deleting a window means eliminating it from the screen. Other windows
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expand to use up the space. The deleted window can never come back,
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but no actual text is thereby lost. @xref{Windows}.
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expand to use up the space. The text that was in the window is not
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lost, and you can create a new window with the same dimensions as the
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old if you wish. @xref{Windows}.
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@item Directory
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File directories are named collections in the file system, within which
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you can place individual files or subdirectories. @xref{Directories}.
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you can place individual files or subdirectories. They are sometimes
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referred to as ``folders.'' @xref{Directories}.
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@item Dired
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@item Drag Event
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A drag event is the kind of input event generated when you press a mouse
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button, move the mouse, and then release the button. @xref{Mouse
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Buttons}.
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A drag event is the kind of input event (q.v.@:) generated when you
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press a mouse button, move the mouse, and then release the button.
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@xref{Mouse Buttons}.
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@item Dribble File
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A dribble file is a file into which Emacs writes all the characters that
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you type on the keyboard. Dribble files are used to make a record
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you type on the keyboard. Dribble files can be used to make a record
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for debugging Emacs bugs. Emacs does not make a dribble file unless you
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tell it to. @xref{Bugs}.
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else as well. For example, some programming language major modes define
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particular delimiter characters to reindent the line or insert one or
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particular delimiter characters to reindent the line, or insert one or
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(unless the command has been programmed to do otherwise) and Emacs
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reports the error by displaying an error message (q.v.@:). Type-ahead
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is discarded. Then Emacs is ready to read another editing command.
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reports the error by displaying an error message (q.v.@:).
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@c Not helpful?
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@c Type-ahead is discarded. Then Emacs is ready to read another
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@c editing command.
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@item Error Message
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An error message is a single line of output displayed by Emacs when the
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user asks for something impossible to do (such as, killing text
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forward when point is at the end of the buffer). They appear in the
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echo area, accompanied by a beep.
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An error message is output displayed by Emacs when you ask it to do
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something impossible (such as, killing text forward when point is at
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the end of the buffer), or when a command malfunctions in some way.
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Such messages appear in the echo area, accompanied by a beep.
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@item Expunging
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operation that truly discards the messages or files you have previously
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Expunging an Rmail, Gnus newsgroup, or Dired buffer is an operation
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that truly discards the messages or files you have previously flagged
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@samp{~@var{user}/} (a home directory). On MS-Windows/MS-DOS, an
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absolute file name can also start with a drive letter and a colon
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absolute file name can also start with a drive letter and a colon, e.g.
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@item Filling
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Filling text means shifting text between consecutive lines so that all
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the lines are approximately the same length. @xref{Filling}. Some
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other editors call this feature `line wrapping.'
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Filling text means adjusting the position of line-breaks to shift text
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between consecutive lines, so that all the lines are approximately the
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same length. @xref{Filling}. Some other editors call this feature
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`line wrapping.'
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@item Font Lock
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Font Lock is a mode that highlights parts of buffer text according to
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its syntax. @xref{Font Lock}.
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Font Lock is a mode that highlights parts of buffer text in different
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faces, according to the syntax. For example, all comments (q.v.@:)
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might be colored red. @xref{Font Lock}.
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into Emacs windows (q.v.@:). When you are using a window system
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(q.v.@:), all the frames can be visible at the same time.
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(q.v.@:), more than one frame can be visible at the same time.
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@xref{Frames}. Some other editors use the term ``window'' for this,
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but in Emacs a window means something else.
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@item Free Software
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Free software is software that gives you the freedom to share, study
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and modify it. Emacs is free software, part of the GNU project
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(q.v.@:), and distributed under a copyleft (q.v.@:) license called the
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GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}.
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@item Free Software Foundation
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a charitable foundation
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dedicated to promoting the development of free software (q.v.@:).
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For more information, see @uref{http://fsf.org/, the FSF website}.
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@item Fringe
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On a graphical display (q.v.@:), there's a narrow portion of the
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frame (q.v.@:) between the text area and the window's border. Emacs
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displays the fringe using a special face (q.v.@:) called
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@code{fringe}. @xref{Faces,fringe}.
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On a graphical display (q.v.@:), there's a narrow portion of the frame
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(q.v.@:) between the text area and the window's border. These
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`fringes' are used to display symbols that provide information about
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the buffer text (@pxref{Fringes}). Emacs displays the fringe using a
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special face (q.v.@:) called @code{fringe}. @xref{Faces,fringe}.
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@item FSF
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@item FTP
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FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. Emacs uses an FTP client
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program to provide access to remote files (q.v.@:).
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FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. This is one standard
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method for retrieving remote files (q.v.@:).
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@item Function Key
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@item Global Keymap
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The global keymap (q.v.@:) contains key bindings that are in effect
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except when overridden by local key bindings in a major mode's local
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keymap (q.v.@:). @xref{Keymaps}.
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everywhere, except when overridden by local key bindings in a major
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mode's local keymap (q.v.@:). @xref{Keymaps}.
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@item Global Mark Ring
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The global mark ring records the series of buffers you have recently
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set a mark (q.v.@:) in. In many cases you can use this to backtrack
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through buffers you have been editing in, or in which you have found
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through buffers you have been editing, or in which you have found
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tags (see `tags table'). @xref{Global Mark Ring}.
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@item Global Substitution
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that do not have their own local (q.v.@:) values for the variable.
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@xref{Variables}.
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@item GNU
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GNU is a recursive acronym for GNU's Not Unix. The GNU project aims
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to develop a complete operating system that is free software (q.v.@:).
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@xref{Manifesto}. For more information, see
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@uref{http://www.gnu.org/, the GNU website}.
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@item Graphic Character
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Graphic characters are those assigned pictorial images rather than
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just names. All the non-Meta (q.v.@:) characters except for the
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@ -567,12 +609,11 @@ buffer.
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Emacs uses highlighting in several ways. It highlights the region
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whenever it is active (@pxref{Mark}). Incremental search also
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highlights matches (@pxref{Incremental Search}). See also `font
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lock'.
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highlights matches (@pxref{Incremental Search}). See also `font lock.'
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@item Hardcopy
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Hardcopy means printed output. Emacs has commands for making printed
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listings of text in Emacs buffers. @xref{Printing}.
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Hardcopy means printed output. Emacs has various commands for
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printing the contents of Emacs buffers. @xref{Printing}.
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@item @key{HELP}
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@key{HELP} is the Emacs name for @kbd{C-h} or @key{F1}. You can type
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@ -580,12 +621,20 @@ listings of text in Emacs buffers. @xref{Printing}.
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command does. @xref{Help}.
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@item Help Echo
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Help echo is a short message displayed in the echo area when the mouse
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pointer is located on portions of display that require some
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Help echo is a short message displayed in the echo area (q.v.@:) when
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the mouse pointer is located on portions of display that require some
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explanations. Emacs displays help echo for menu items, parts of the
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mode line, tool-bar buttons, etc. On graphics displays, the messages
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can be displayed as tooltips (q.v.@:). @xref{Tooltips}.
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@item Home Directory
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Your home directory contains your personal files. On a multi-user GNU
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or Unix system, each user has his or her own home directory. When you
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start a new login session, your home directory is the default
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directory in which to start. A standard shorthand for your home
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directory is @samp{~}. Similarly, @samp{~@var{user}} represents the
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home directory of some other user.
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@item Hook
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A hook is a list of functions to be called on specific occasions, such
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as saving a buffer in a file, major mode activation, etc. By
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@ -593,11 +642,10 @@ customizing the various hooks, you can modify Emacs's behavior without
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changing any of its code. @xref{Hooks}.
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@item Hyper
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Hyper is the name of a modifier bit which a keyboard input character may
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Hyper is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may
|
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have. To make a character Hyper, type it while holding down the
|
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@key{HYPER} key. Such characters are given names that start with
|
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@kbd{Hyper-} (usually written @kbd{H-} for short). @xref{User Input,
|
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Hyper}.
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@kbd{Hyper-} (usually written @kbd{H-} for short). @xref{User Input}.
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@item Iff
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``Iff'' means ``if and only if.'' This terminology comes from
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@ -611,8 +659,9 @@ mail is then stored permanently or until explicitly deleted.
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@xref{Rmail Inbox}.
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@item Incremental Search
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Emacs provides an incremental search facility, whereby Emacs searches
|
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for the string as you type it. @xref{Incremental Search}.
|
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Emacs provides an incremental search facility, whereby Emacs begins
|
||||
searching for a string as soon as you type the first character.
|
||||
As you type more characters, it refines the search. @xref{Incremental Search}.
|
||||
|
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@item Indentation
|
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Indentation means blank space at the beginning of a line. Most
|
||||
|
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@ -640,7 +689,7 @@ An input method is a system for entering non-@acronym{ASCII} text characters by
|
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typing sequences of @acronym{ASCII} characters (q.v.@:). @xref{Input Methods}.
|
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|
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@item Insertion
|
||||
Insertion means copying text into the buffer, either from the keyboard
|
||||
Insertion means adding text into the buffer, either from the keyboard
|
||||
or from some other place in Emacs.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Interlocking
|
||||
|
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@ -652,8 +701,8 @@ that someone else is already editing.
|
|||
See `incremental search.'
|
||||
|
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@item Justification
|
||||
Justification means adding extra spaces within lines of text to make
|
||||
them extend exactly to a specified width.
|
||||
Justification means adding extra spaces within lines of text
|
||||
in order to adjust the position of the text edges.
|
||||
@xref{Format Justification}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Key Binding
|
||||
|
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@ -662,6 +711,8 @@ See `binding.'
|
|||
@item Keyboard Macro
|
||||
Keyboard macros are a way of defining new Emacs commands from
|
||||
sequences of existing ones, with no need to write a Lisp program.
|
||||
You can use a macro to record a sequence of commands, then
|
||||
play them back as many times as you like.
|
||||
@xref{Keyboard Macros}.
|
||||
|
||||
@cindex keyboard shortcuts
|
||||
|
|
@ -706,15 +757,15 @@ to exist. Any data within it, if not saved in a file, is lost.
|
|||
@item Language Environment
|
||||
Your choice of language environment specifies defaults for the input
|
||||
method (q.v.@:) and coding system (q.v.@:). @xref{Language
|
||||
Environments}. These defaults are relevant if you edit non-@acronym{ASCII} text
|
||||
(@pxref{International}).
|
||||
Environments}. These defaults are relevant if you edit
|
||||
non-@acronym{ASCII} text (@pxref{International}).
|
||||
|
||||
@item Line Wrapping
|
||||
See `filling.'
|
||||
|
||||
@item Lisp
|
||||
Lisp is a programming language. Most of Emacs is written in a dialect
|
||||
of Lisp, called Emacs Lisp, that is extended with special features which
|
||||
of Lisp, called Emacs Lisp, which is extended with special features that
|
||||
make it especially suitable for text editing tasks.
|
||||
|
||||
@item List
|
||||
|
|
@ -752,13 +803,10 @@ one of the modifier keys that can accompany any character.
|
|||
|
||||
@item @kbd{M-C-}
|
||||
@kbd{M-C-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for
|
||||
Control-Meta; it means the same thing as @kbd{C-M-}. If your
|
||||
terminal lacks a real @key{META} key, you type a Control-Meta character by
|
||||
typing @key{ESC} and then typing the corresponding Control character.
|
||||
@xref{User Input,C-M-}.
|
||||
Control-Meta; it means the same thing as `@kbd{C-M-}' (q.v.@:).
|
||||
|
||||
@item @kbd{M-x}
|
||||
@kbd{M-x} is the key sequence which is used to call an Emacs command by
|
||||
@kbd{M-x} is the key sequence that is used to call an Emacs command by
|
||||
name. This is how you run commands that are not bound to key sequences.
|
||||
@xref{M-x,M-x,Running Commands by Name}.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -766,7 +814,8 @@ name. This is how you run commands that are not bound to key sequences.
|
|||
Mail means messages sent from one user to another through the computer
|
||||
system, to be read at the recipient's convenience. Emacs has commands for
|
||||
composing and sending mail, and for reading and editing the mail you have
|
||||
received. @xref{Sending Mail}. @xref{Rmail}, for how to read mail.
|
||||
received. @xref{Sending Mail}. @xref{Rmail}, for one way to read
|
||||
mail with Emacs.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Mail Composition Method
|
||||
A mail composition method is a program runnable within Emacs for editing
|
||||
|
|
@ -795,7 +844,7 @@ own mark ring; in addition, there is a single global mark ring (q.v.@:).
|
|||
@xref{Mark Ring}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Menu Bar
|
||||
The menu bar is the line at the top of an Emacs frame. It contains
|
||||
The menu bar is a line at the top of an Emacs frame. It contains
|
||||
words you can click on with the mouse to bring up menus, or you can use
|
||||
a keyboard interface to navigate it. @xref{Menu Bars}.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -831,7 +880,8 @@ again. @xref{Minibuffer History}.
|
|||
@item Minor Mode
|
||||
A minor mode is an optional feature of Emacs which can be switched on
|
||||
or off independently of all other features. Each minor mode has a
|
||||
command to turn it on or off. @xref{Minor Modes}.
|
||||
command to turn it on or off. Some minor modes are global (q.v.@:),
|
||||
and some are local (q.v.@:). @xref{Minor Modes}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Minor Mode Keymap
|
||||
A minor mode keymap is a keymap that belongs to a minor mode and is
|
||||
|
|
@ -846,7 +896,7 @@ Line}.
|
|||
|
||||
@item Modified Buffer
|
||||
A buffer (q.v.@:) is modified if its text has been changed since the
|
||||
last time the buffer was saved (or since when it was created, if it
|
||||
last time the buffer was saved (or since it was created, if it
|
||||
has never been saved). @xref{Saving}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Moving Text
|
||||
|
|
@ -855,8 +905,9 @@ another. The usual way to move text is by killing (q.v.@:) it and then
|
|||
yanking (q.v.@:) it. @xref{Killing}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item MULE
|
||||
MULE refers to the Emacs features for editing multilingual non-@acronym{ASCII} text
|
||||
using multibyte characters (q.v.@:). @xref{International}.
|
||||
MULE refers to the Emacs features for editing multilingual
|
||||
non-@acronym{ASCII} text using multibyte characters (q.v.@:).
|
||||
@xref{International}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Multibyte Character
|
||||
A multibyte character is a character that takes up several bytes in a
|
||||
|
|
@ -871,14 +922,14 @@ location in text so that you can move point to that location.
|
|||
|
||||
@item Narrowing
|
||||
Narrowing means creating a restriction (q.v.@:) that limits editing in
|
||||
the current buffer to only a part of the text in the buffer. Text
|
||||
outside that part is inaccessible for editing until the boundaries are
|
||||
the current buffer to only a part of the text. Text outside that part
|
||||
is inaccessible for editing (or viewing) until the boundaries are
|
||||
widened again, but it is still there, and saving the file saves it
|
||||
all. @xref{Narrowing}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Newline
|
||||
Control-J characters in the buffer terminate lines of text and are
|
||||
therefore also called newlines.
|
||||
therefore also called newlines. See `End of Line.'
|
||||
|
||||
@cindex nil
|
||||
@cindex t
|
||||
|
|
@ -941,10 +992,10 @@ The Emacs kill commands set the primary selection and the yank command
|
|||
uses the primary selection when appropriate. @xref{Killing}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Prompt
|
||||
A prompt is text used to ask the user for input. Displaying a prompt
|
||||
A prompt is text used to ask you for input. Displaying a prompt
|
||||
is called prompting. Emacs prompts always appear in the echo area
|
||||
(q.v.@:). One kind of prompting happens when the minibuffer is used to
|
||||
read an argument (@pxref{Minibuffer}); the echoing which happens when
|
||||
read an argument (@pxref{Minibuffer}); the echoing that happens when
|
||||
you pause in the middle of typing a multi-character key sequence is also
|
||||
a kind of prompting (@pxref{Echo Area}).
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1003,7 +1054,7 @@ The region is the text between point (q.v.@:) and the mark (q.v.@:).
|
|||
Many commands operate on the text of the region. @xref{Mark,Region}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Register
|
||||
Registers are named slots in which text or buffer positions or
|
||||
Registers are named slots in which text, buffer positions, or
|
||||
rectangles can be saved for later use. @xref{Registers}. A related
|
||||
Emacs feature is `bookmarks' (q.v.@:).
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1041,7 +1092,7 @@ Reverting means returning to the original state. Emacs lets you
|
|||
revert a buffer by re-reading its file from disk. @xref{Reverting}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Rmail File
|
||||
An Rmail file is a file containing text in a special format used by
|
||||
An Rmail file is a file containing text in the format used by
|
||||
Rmail for storing mail. @xref{Rmail}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Saving
|
||||
|
|
@ -1070,7 +1121,7 @@ files for certain purposes. For example, the variable @code{load-path}
|
|||
holds a search path for finding Lisp library files. @xref{Lisp Libraries}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Secondary Selection
|
||||
The secondary selection is one particular X selection; some X
|
||||
The secondary selection is one particular X selection (q.v.@:); some X
|
||||
applications can use it for transferring text to and from other
|
||||
applications. Emacs has special mouse commands for transferring text
|
||||
using the secondary selection. @xref{Secondary Selection}.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1096,7 +1147,7 @@ work with the primary (q.v.@:) selection and the secondary (q.v.@:)
|
|||
selection, and also with the clipboard (q.v.@:).
|
||||
|
||||
@item Self-Documentation
|
||||
Self-documentation is the feature of Emacs which can tell you what any
|
||||
Self-documentation is the feature of Emacs that can tell you what any
|
||||
command does, or give you a list of all commands related to a topic
|
||||
you specify. You ask for self-documentation with the help character,
|
||||
@kbd{C-h}. @xref{Help}.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1135,9 +1186,9 @@ interesting parts of text within Emacs. @xref{Speedbar}.
|
|||
|
||||
@item Spell Checking
|
||||
Spell checking means checking correctness of the written form of each
|
||||
one of the words in a text. Emacs uses the Ispell spelling-checker
|
||||
program to check the spelling of parts of a buffer via a convenient user
|
||||
interface. @xref{Spelling}.
|
||||
one of the words in a text. Emacs can use various external
|
||||
spelling-checker programs to check the spelling of parts of a buffer
|
||||
via a convenient user interface. @xref{Spelling}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item String
|
||||
A string is a kind of Lisp data object which contains a sequence of
|
||||
|
|
@ -1152,7 +1203,7 @@ inside the string; however, backslash sequences as in C, such as
|
|||
allowed as well.
|
||||
|
||||
@item String Substitution
|
||||
See `global substitution'.
|
||||
See `global substitution.'
|
||||
|
||||
@item Syntax Highlighting
|
||||
See `font lock.'
|
||||
|
|
@ -1163,11 +1214,10 @@ which characters balance each other like parentheses, etc.
|
|||
@xref{Syntax}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Super
|
||||
Super is the name of a modifier bit which a keyboard input character may
|
||||
Super is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may
|
||||
have. To make a character Super, type it while holding down the
|
||||
@key{SUPER} key. Such characters are given names that start with
|
||||
@kbd{Super-} (usually written @kbd{s-} for short). @xref{User Input,
|
||||
Super}.
|
||||
@kbd{Super-} (usually written @kbd{s-} for short). @xref{User Input}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Suspending
|
||||
Suspending Emacs means stopping it temporarily and returning control
|
||||
|
|
@ -1199,7 +1249,7 @@ numbers, executable programs, and the like. The basic contents of an
|
|||
Emacs buffer (aside from the text properties, q.v.@:) are always text
|
||||
in this sense.
|
||||
@item
|
||||
Data consisting of written human language, as opposed to programs,
|
||||
Data consisting of written human language (as opposed to programs),
|
||||
or following the stylistic conventions of human language.
|
||||
@end itemize
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1221,7 +1271,7 @@ You can think of this as a graphical relative of the menu bar (q.v.@:).
|
|||
@xref{Tool Bars}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Tooltips
|
||||
Tooltips are small windows displaying a help echo (q.v.@:) text that
|
||||
Tooltips are small windows displaying a help echo (q.v.@:) text, which
|
||||
explains parts of the display, lists useful options available via mouse
|
||||
clicks, etc. @xref{Tooltips}.
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1252,6 +1302,12 @@ Undoing means making your previous editing go in reverse, bringing
|
|||
back the text that existed earlier in the editing session.
|
||||
@xref{Undo}.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Unix
|
||||
Unix is a class of multi-user computer operating systems with a long
|
||||
history. There are several implementations today. The GNU project
|
||||
(q.v.@:) aims to develop a complete Unix-like operating system that
|
||||
is free software (q.v.@:).
|
||||
|
||||
@item User Option
|
||||
A user option is a face (q.v.@:) or a variable (q.v.@:) that exists so
|
||||
that you can customize Emacs by setting it to a new value.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1260,7 +1316,7 @@ that you can customize Emacs by setting it to a new value.
|
|||
@item Variable
|
||||
A variable is an object in Lisp that can store an arbitrary value.
|
||||
Emacs uses some variables for internal purposes, and has others (known
|
||||
as `user options' (q.v.@:)) just so that you can set their values to
|
||||
as `user options'; q.v.@:) just so that you can set their values to
|
||||
control the behavior of Emacs. The variables used in Emacs that you
|
||||
are likely to be interested in are listed in the Variables Index in
|
||||
this manual (@pxref{Variable Index}). @xref{Variables}, for
|
||||
|
|
@ -1311,9 +1367,9 @@ provides WYSIWYG editing for files of characters; in Enriched mode
|
|||
include text formatting information.
|
||||
|
||||
@item Yanking
|
||||
Yanking means reinserting text previously killed. It can be used to
|
||||
undo a mistaken kill, or for copying or moving text. Some other
|
||||
systems call this ``pasting.'' @xref{Yanking}.
|
||||
Yanking means reinserting text previously killed (q.v.@:). It can be
|
||||
used to undo a mistaken kill, or for copying or moving text. Some
|
||||
other systems call this ``pasting.'' @xref{Yanking}.
|
||||
@end table
|
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|
||||
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|
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