@settitle GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
@c %**end of header
-@c Versino of the manual.
-@set VERSION 2.9
+@c Version of the manual and of Emacs.
+@c Please remember to update the edition number in README as well.
+@set VERSION 2.9
+@set EMACSVER 22.0.50
@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
@c We use the "type index" to index new functions and variables.
@c @syncodeindex tp fn
-@ifnottex
-This Info file contains edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp
-Reference Manual, corresponding to Emacs version 22.1.
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-@c and also in *one* place in intro.texi and *one* in README.
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@titlepage
@title GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
-@subtitle For Emacs Version 22
-@c The edition number appears in several places in this file
-@c and also in the file intro.texi.
+@subtitle For Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
@subtitle Revision @value{VERSION}, January 2002
@author by Bil Lewis, Dan LaLiberte, Richard Stallman
@author and the GNU Manual Group
@page
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-January 2002.@*
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@end titlepage
-@page
-@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
+
+@c Print the tables of contents
+@summarycontents
+@contents
+
@ifnottex
+@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
+@top Emacs Lisp
+
This Info file contains edition @value{VERSION} of the GNU Emacs Lisp
-Reference Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version 22.1.
+Reference Manual, corresponding to GNU Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
@end ifnottex
@menu
Appendices
-* Antinews:: Info for users downgrading to Emacs 20.
+* Antinews:: Info for users downgrading to Emacs 21.
* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation
* GPL:: Conditions for copying and changing GNU Emacs.
* Tips:: Advice and coding conventions for Emacs Lisp.
* Index:: Index including concepts, functions, variables,
and other terms.
-* New Symbols:: New functions and variables in Emacs 22.
+* New Symbols:: New functions and variables in Emacs @value{EMACSVER}.
- --- The Detailed Node Listing ---
+Detailed Node Listing
+---------------------
Here are other nodes that are inferiors of those already listed,
mentioned here so you can get to them in one step:
* Modifying Lists:: Storing new pieces into an existing list.
* Sets And Lists:: A list can represent a finite mathematical set.
* Association Lists:: A list can represent a finite relation or mapping.
+* Rings:: Managing a fixed-size ring of objects.
Modifying Existing List Structure
* Buffer-Local Variables:: Variable values in effect only in one buffer.
* Frame-Local Variables:: Variable values in effect only in one frame.
* Future Local Variables:: New kinds of local values we might add some day.
-* Variable Aliases:: Variables that are aliases for other variables.
* File Local Variables:: Handling local variable lists in files.
+* Variable Aliases:: Variables that are aliases for other variables.
* Variables with Restricted Values:: Non-constant variables whose value can
@emph{not} be an arbitrary Lisp object.
* Edebug Execution Modes:: Execution modes, stopping more or less often.
* Jumping:: Commands to jump to a specified place.
* Edebug Misc:: Miscellaneous commands.
-* Breakpoints:: Setting breakpoints to make the program stop.
+* Breaks:: Setting breakpoints to make the program stop.
* Trapping Errors:: Trapping errors with Edebug.
* Edebug Views:: Views inside and outside of Edebug.
* Edebug Eval:: Evaluating expressions within Edebug.
* Trace Buffer:: How to produce trace output in a buffer.
* Coverage Testing:: How to test evaluation coverage.
* The Outside Context:: Data that Edebug saves and restores.
-* Instrumenting Macro Calls:: Specifying how to handle macro calls.
+* Edebug and Macros:: Specifying how to handle macro calls.
* Edebug Options:: Option variables for customizing Edebug.
Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax
* Yes-or-No Queries:: Asking a question with a simple answer.
* Multiple Queries:: Asking a series of similar questions.
* Reading a Password:: Reading a password from the terminal.
+* Minibuffer Commands:: Commands used as key bindings in minibuffers.
+* Minibuffer Contents:: How such commands access the minibuffer text.
+* Minibuffer Windows:: Operating on the special minibuffer windows.
+* Recursive Mini:: Whether recursive entry to minibuffer is allowed.
* Minibuffer Misc:: Various customization hooks and variables.
Completion
Searching and Matching
* String Search:: Search for an exact match.
+* Searching and Case:: Case-independent or case-significant searching.
* Regular Expressions:: Describing classes of strings.
* Regexp Search:: Searching for a match for a regexp.
* POSIX Regexps:: Searching POSIX-style for the longest match.
-* Search and Replace:: Internals of @code{query-replace}.
-* Match Data:: Finding out which part of the text matched
- various parts of a regexp, after regexp search.
-* Searching and Case:: Case-independent or case-significant searching.
+* Match Data:: Finding out which part of the text matched,
+ after a string or regexp search.
+* Search and Replace:: Commands that loop, searching and replacing.
* Standard Regexps:: Useful regexps for finding sentences, pages,...
Regular Expressions
* Datagrams:: UDP network connections.
* Low-Level Network:: Lower-level but more general function
to create connections and servers.
+* Misc Network:: Additional relevant functions for network connections.
+* Byte Packing:: Using bindat to pack and unpack binary data.
Receiving Output from Processes
* Refresh Screen:: Clearing the screen and redrawing everything on it.
* Forcing Redisplay:: Forcing redisplay.
* Truncation:: Folding or wrapping long text lines.
-* The Echo Area:: Where messages are displayed.
+* The Echo Area:: Displaying messages at the bottom of the screen.
* Warnings:: Displaying warning messages for the user.
-* Progress:: Informing user about progress of a long operation.
* Invisible Text:: Hiding part of the buffer text.
-* Selective Display:: Hiding part of the buffer text.
+* Selective Display:: Hiding part of the buffer text (the old way).
* Temporary Displays:: Displays that go away automatically.
* Overlays:: Use overlays to highlight parts of the buffer.
* Width:: How wide a character or string is on the screen.
* Images:: Displaying images in Emacs buffers.
* Buttons:: Adding clickable buttons to Emacs buffers.
* Blinking:: How Emacs shows the matching open parenthesis.
-* Inverse Video:: Specifying how the screen looks.
* Usual Display:: The usual conventions for displaying nonprinting chars.
* Display Tables:: How to specify other conventions.
* Beeping:: Audible signal to the user.
* Time of Day:: Getting the current time.
* Time Conversion:: Converting a time from numeric form to a string, or
to calendrical data (or vice versa).
+* Time Parsing:: Converting a time from numeric form to text
+ and vice versa.
* Processor Run Time:: Getting the run time used by Emacs.
* Time Calculations:: Adding, subtracting, comparing times, etc.
* Timers:: Setting a timer to call a function at a certain time.
Tips and Conventions
* Coding Conventions:: Conventions for clean and robust programs.
-* Compilation Tips:: Making compiled code run fast.
+* Key Binding Conventions:: Which keys should be bound by which programs.
+* Programming Tips:: Making Emacs code fit smoothly in Emacs.
+* Compilation Tips:: Making compiled code run fast.
+* Warning Tips:: Turning off compiler warnings.
* Documentation Tips:: Writing readable documentation strings.
* Comment Tips:: Conventions for writing comments.
* Library Headers:: Standard headers for library packages.
@printindex tp
-@c Print the tables of contents
-@summarycontents
-@contents
-@c That's all
-
@bye
\f