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Doc and comment fixes re "online" help

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* doc/emacs/help.texi (Misc Help):
* doc/emacs/trouble.texi (Checklist):
* doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Note for Novices, Finding More)
(Conclusion):
* doc/lispref/help.texi (Help Functions):
* doc/misc/info.texi, doc/misc/mh-e.texi:
* etc/refcards/calccard.tex (section{Getting Help}):
* lisp/cus-edit.el (help):
* lisp/finder.el (finder-known-keywords):
* lisp/help.el (help-for-help-internal):
* lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el (ediff-meta-buffer-verbose-message)
(ediff-redraw-registry-buffer):
* lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el (ediff-patch-file-internal):
Doc fixes re "online" help.

Fixes: debbugs:17803
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Glenn Morris 2014-06-28 19:33:50 -07:00
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@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ file, @file{cl.el}, that adds many Common Lisp features to Emacs Lisp.)
If you don't know GNU Emacs, you can still read this document
profitably. However, I recommend you learn Emacs, if only to learn to
move around your computer screen. You can teach yourself how to use
Emacs with the on-line tutorial. To use it, type @kbd{C-h t}. (This
Emacs with the built-in tutorial. To use it, type @kbd{C-h t}. (This
means you press and release the @key{CTRL} key and the @kbd{h} at the
same time, and then press and release @kbd{t}.)
@ -4657,7 +4657,7 @@ specialized library, such as a law library or an engineering library,
rather than a general library. Each library, or file, contains
functions that relate to a particular topic or activity, such as
@file{abbrev.el} for handling abbreviations and other typing
shortcuts, and @file{help.el} for on-line help. (Sometimes several
shortcuts, and @file{help.el} for help. (Sometimes several
libraries provide code for a single activity, as the various
@file{rmail@dots{}} files provide code for reading electronic mail.)
In @cite{The GNU Emacs Manual}, you will see sentences such as ``The
@ -18685,9 +18685,9 @@ easy-to-read description of Emacs Lisp. It is written not only for
experts, but for people who know what you know. (The @cite{Reference
Manual} comes with the standard GNU Emacs distribution. Like this
introduction, it comes as a Texinfo source file, so you can read it
on-line and as a typeset, printed book.)
on your computer and as a typeset, printed book.)
Go to the other on-line help that is part of GNU Emacs: the on-line
Go to the other built-in help that is part of GNU Emacs: the built-in
documentation for all functions and variables, and @code{find-tag},
the program that takes you to sources.