* Displaying the current line or column::
* Displaying the current file name in the titlebar::
* Turning on abbrevs by default::
-* Turning on auto-fill by default::
* Associating modes with files::
-* Working with unprintable characters::
* Highlighting a region::
+* Replacing highlighted text::
* Controlling case sensitivity::
+* Working with unprintable characters::
* Searching for/replacing newlines::
* Yanking text in isearch::
* Wrapping words automatically::
+* Turning on auto-fill by default::
* Spell-checkers::
* Checking TeX and *roff documents::
* Changing load-path::
* Changing the length of a Tab::
* Inserting text at the beginning of each line::
* Underlining paragraphs::
-* Repeating a command as many times as possible::
* Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column::
* Forcing Emacs to iconify itself::
* Using regular expressions::
* Deleting menus and menu options::
* Turning on syntax highlighting::
* Scrolling only one line::
-* Replacing highlighted text::
* Editing MS-DOS files::
* Filling paragraphs with a single space::
* Escape sequences in shell output::
(setq frame-title-format "%b")
@end lisp
-@node Turning on abbrevs by default, Turning on auto-fill by default, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests
+@node Turning on abbrevs by default, Associating modes with files, Displaying the current file name in the titlebar, Common requests
@section How do I turn on abbrevs by default just in mode @var{mymode}?
@cindex Abbrevs, turning on by default
Starting with Emacs 22, the standard abbrevs file is read automatically
at startup, so the first of these two forms becomes unnecessary.
-@node Turning on auto-fill by default, Associating modes with files, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests
-@section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
-@cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
-@cindex Filling automatically
-@cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
-
-To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
-auto-fill-mode}.
-
-To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
-for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
-text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
-
-@lisp
-(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
-@end lisp
-
-If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
-
-@lisp
-(setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
-@end lisp
-
-@node Associating modes with files, Working with unprintable characters, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests
+@node Associating modes with files, Highlighting a region, Turning on abbrevs by default, Common requests
@section How do I make Emacs use a certain major mode for certain files?
@cindex Associating modes with files
@cindex File extensions and modes
indicate which mode to use. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x
describe-variable}) on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more.
-@node Working with unprintable characters, Highlighting a region, Associating modes with files, Common requests
-@section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
-@cindex Unprintable characters, working with
-@cindex Working with unprintable characters
-@cindex Control characters, working with
-@cindex Eight-bit characters, working with
-@cindex Searching for unprintable characters
-@cindex Regexps and unprintable characters
-
-To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for
-example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}. (This assumes
-the value of @code{search-quote-char} is 17 (i.e., @kbd{C-q}).)
-Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a
-regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for
-the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable
-chars.
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item
-Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]}
-
-@item
-Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]}
-
-@end itemize
-
-To type these special characters in an interactive argument to
-@code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to
-use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand
-respectively for @key{TAB}, @key{LFD}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{C-l}.) So,
-to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}:
-
-@kbd{M-x re-search-forward @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET}}
-
-Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}:
-
-@kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]}
-
-To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp:
-
-@kbd{M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} @key{RET}}
-
-Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable
-characters with a colon, use:
-
-M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} : @key{RET}
-
-@itemize @bullet
-
-@item
-You don't need to quote @key{TAB} with either isearch or typing
-something in the minibuffer.
-
-@end itemize
-
-@node Highlighting a region, Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests
+@node Highlighting a region, Replacing highlighted text, Associating modes with files, Common requests
@section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs?
@cindex Highlighting text
@cindex Text, highlighting
@noindent
in your @file{.emacs} file.
-@node Controlling case sensitivity, Searching for/replacing newlines, Highlighting a region, Common requests
+@node Replacing highlighted text, Controlling case sensitivity, Highlighting a region, Common requests
+@section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
+@cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
+@cindex Replacing highlighted text
+@cindex Highlighting and replacing text
+
+Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
+placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
+
+@lisp
+(delete-selection-mode 1)
+@end lisp
+
+According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
+(which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
+delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
+
+@quotation
+When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active.
+When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point.
+@end quotation
+
+This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
+pressing @key{DEL}.
+
+@node Controlling case sensitivity, Working with unprintable characters, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests
@section How do I control Emacs's case-sensitivity when searching/replacing?
@cindex @code{case-fold-search}
@cindex Case sensitivity of searches
(setq case-fold-search nil)))
@end lisp
-@node Searching for/replacing newlines, Yanking text in isearch, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests
+@node Working with unprintable characters, Searching for/replacing newlines, Controlling case sensitivity, Common requests
+@section How do I search for, delete, or replace unprintable (eight-bit or control) characters?
+@cindex Unprintable characters, working with
+@cindex Working with unprintable characters
+@cindex Control characters, working with
+@cindex Eight-bit characters, working with
+@cindex Searching for unprintable characters
+@cindex Regexps and unprintable characters
+
+To search for a single character that appears in the buffer as, for
+example, @samp{\237}, you can type @kbd{C-s C-q 2 3 7}. (This assumes
+the value of @code{search-quote-char} is 17 (i.e., @kbd{C-q}).)
+Searching for @strong{all} unprintable characters is best done with a
+regular expression (@dfn{regexp}) search. The easiest regexp to use for
+the unprintable chars is the complement of the regexp for the printable
+chars.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+
+@item
+Regexp for the printable chars: @samp{[\t\n\r\f -~]}
+
+@item
+Regexp for the unprintable chars: @samp{[^\t\n\r\f -~]}
+
+@end itemize
+
+To type these special characters in an interactive argument to
+@code{isearch-forward-regexp} or @code{re-search-forward}, you need to
+use @kbd{C-q}. (@samp{\t}, @samp{\n}, @samp{\r}, and @samp{\f} stand
+respectively for @key{TAB}, @key{LFD}, @key{RET}, and @kbd{C-l}.) So,
+to search for unprintable characters using @code{re-search-forward}:
+
+@kbd{M-x re-search-forward @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET}}
+
+Using @code{isearch-forward-regexp}:
+
+@kbd{C-M-s [^ @key{TAB} @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~]}
+
+To delete all unprintable characters, simply use replace-regexp:
+
+@kbd{M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} @key{RET}}
+
+Replacing is similar to the above. To replace all unprintable
+characters with a colon, use:
+
+M-x replace-regexp @key{RET} [^ @key{TAB} C-q @key{LFD} C-q @key{RET} C-q C-l @key{SPC} -~] @key{RET} : @key{RET}
+
+@node Searching for/replacing newlines, Yanking text in isearch, Working with unprintable characters, Common requests
@section How do I input a newline character in isearch or query-replace?
@cindex Searching for newlines
@cindex Replacing newlines
Use @kbd{M-y}. @inforef{Isearch Yank, Isearch Yanking, emacs}.
-@node Wrapping words automatically, Spell-checkers, Yanking text in isearch, Common requests
+@node Wrapping words automatically, Turning on auto-fill by default, Yanking text in isearch, Common requests
@section How do I make Emacs wrap words for me?
@cindex Wrapping word automatically
@cindex Wrapping lines
@code{fill-column}. To learn how to turn this on automatically, see
@ref{Turning on auto-fill by default}.
-@node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests
+@node Turning on auto-fill by default, Spell-checkers, Wrapping words automatically, Common requests
+@section How do I turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} by default?
+@cindex @code{auto-fill-mode}, activating automatically
+@cindex Filling automatically
+@cindex Automatic entry to @code{auto-fill-mode}
+
+To turn on @code{auto-fill-mode} just once for one buffer, use @kbd{M-x
+auto-fill-mode}.
+
+To turn it on for every buffer in a certain mode, you must use the hook
+for that mode. For example, to turn on @code{auto-fill} mode for all
+text buffers, including the following in your @file{.emacs} file:
+
+@lisp
+(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+@end lisp
+
+If you want @code{auto-fill} mode on in all major modes, do this:
+
+@lisp
+(setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill)
+@end lisp
+
+@node Spell-checkers, Checking TeX and *roff documents, Turning on auto-fill by default, Common requests
@section Where can I get a better spelling checker for Emacs?
@cindex Checking spelling
@cindex Spelling, checking text documents
to investigate @file{cpp.el}, which is distributed with Emacs.
@node Repeating commands, Valid X resources, Hiding #ifdef lines, Common requests
-@section Is there an equivalent to the @code{.} (dot) command of vi?
-@cindex Repeating commands as with @code{vi}
-@cindex Command, repeat last
+@section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
+@cindex Repeating commands many times
+@cindex Commands, repeating many times
@cindex @code{.}, equivalent to @code{vi} command
-(@code{.} is the redo command in @code{vi}. It redoes the last
-insertion/deletion.)
-
As of Emacs 20.3, there is indeed a @code{repeat} command (@kbd{C-x z})
that repeats the last command. If you preface it with a prefix
argument, the prefix arg is applied to the command.
keyboard has these keys) to scan through all the different complex
commands you've typed.
-To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. (@inforef{Keyboard
-Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
+To repeat a set of commands, use keyboard macros. Use @kbd{C-x (} and
+@kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes the command and then
+type @kbd{C-x e}. (@inforef{Keyboard Macros, Keyboard Macros, emacs}.)
-If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command, use VIPER, a
-@code{vi} emulation mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to
-support it. (@xref{VIPER}.)
+If you're really desperate for the @code{.} command in @code{vi} that
+redoes the last insertion/deletion, use VIPER, a @code{vi} emulation
+mode which comes with Emacs, and which appears to support it.
+(@xref{VIPER}.)
@node Valid X resources, Evaluating Emacs Lisp code, Repeating commands, Common requests
@section What are the valid X resource settings (i.e., stuff in .Xdefaults)?
runs the function @code{comment-region}, it is a general-purpose
mechanism to comment regions) (@pxref{Changing the included text prefix}).
-@node Underlining paragraphs, Repeating a command as many times as possible, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Common requests
+@node Underlining paragraphs, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Inserting text at the beginning of each line, Common requests
@section How do I insert @samp{_^H} before each character in a region to get an underlined paragraph?
@cindex Underlining a region of text
@cindex @code{underline-region}
Mark the region and then type @kbd{M-x underline-region @key{RET}}.
-@node Repeating a command as many times as possible, Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests
-@section How do I repeat a command as many times as possible?
-@cindex Repeating commands many times
-@cindex Commands, repeating many times
-
-Use @kbd{C-x (} and @kbd{C-x )} to make a keyboard macro that invokes
-the command and then type @kbd{M-0 C-x e}.
-
-Any messages your command prints in the echo area will be suppressed.
-
-If you need to repeat a command a small number of times, you can use
-@kbd{C-x z} (@pxref{Repeating commands}) or @kbd{C-x e}.
-
-@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Repeating a command as many times as possible, Common requests
+@node Forcing the cursor to remain in the same column, Forcing Emacs to iconify itself, Underlining paragraphs, Common requests
@section How do I make Emacs behave like this: when I go up or down, the cursor should stay in the same column even if the line is too short?
@cindex @code{picture-mode}
@cindex Remaining in the same column, regardless of contents
consult the documentation of the variables @code{ps-printer-name},
@code{ps-lpr-command}, and @code{ps-lpr-switches} for more details.
-@node Scrolling only one line, Replacing highlighted text, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests
+@node Scrolling only one line, Editing MS-DOS files, Turning on syntax highlighting, Common requests
@section How can I force Emacs to scroll only one line when I move past the bottom of the screen?
@cindex Scrolling only one line
@cindex Reducing the increment when scrolling
(setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
@end lisp
-@node Replacing highlighted text, Editing MS-DOS files, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
-@section How can I replace highlighted text with what I type?
-@cindex @code{delete-selection-mode}
-@cindex Replacing highlighted text
-@cindex Highlighting and replacing text
-
-Use @code{delete-selection-mode}, which you can start automatically by
-placing the following Lisp form in your @file{.emacs} file:
-
-@lisp
-(delete-selection-mode 1)
-@end lisp
-
-According to the documentation string for @code{delete-selection-mode}
-(which you can read using @kbd{M-x describe-function @key{RET}
-delete-selection-mode @key{RET}}):
-
-@quotation
-When ON, typed text replaces the selection if the selection is active.
-When OFF, typed text is just inserted at point.
-@end quotation
-
-This mode also allows you to delete (not kill) the highlighted region by
-pressing @key{DEL}.
-
-@node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Replacing highlighted text, Common requests
+@node Editing MS-DOS files, Filling paragraphs with a single space, Scrolling only one line, Common requests
@section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
@cindex Editing MS-DOS files
@cindex MS-DOS files, editing
Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources,
Emacs sources newsgroup}. You can search the archives of this
-group with @uref{http://groups.google.com, Google}, for example.
+group with @uref{http://groups.google.com/group/gnu.emacs.sources, Google},
+or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example.
Several packages are stored in
@uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}.
@uref{ftp://ftp.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/emacs-lisp/WWW/index.html}
+Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
+external packages.
+
@node Current GNU distributions, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Packages that do not come with Emacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
@section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
@cindex Current GNU distributions