in buffers to which you can return later. Unlike registers, bookmarks
persist between Emacs sessions.
+@item Border
+A border is a thin space along the edge of the frame, used just for
+spacing, not for displaying anything. An Emacs frame has an ordinary
+external border, outside of everything including the menu bar, plus an
+internal border that surrounds the text windows and their scroll bars
+and separates them from the menu bar and tool bar. You can customize
+both borders with options and resources (@pxref{Borders X}). Borders
+are not the same as fringes (q.v.@:).
+
@item Buffer
The buffer is the basic editing unit; one buffer corresponds to one text
being edited. You can have several buffers, but at any time you are
@item Common Lisp
Common Lisp is a dialect of Lisp (q.v.@:) much larger and more powerful
than Emacs Lisp. Emacs provides a subset of Common Lisp in the CL
-package. @xref{Common Lisp,,, cl, Common Lisp Extensions}.
+package. @xref{Top, Common Lisp, Overview, cl, Common Lisp Extensions}.
@item Compilation
Compilation is the process of creating an executable program from source
@item Copyleft
A copyleft is a notice giving the public legal permission to
-redistribute a program or other work of art. Copylefts are used by
-left-wing programmers to promote freedom and cooperation, just as
-copyrights are used by right-wing programmers to gain power over other
-people.
+redistribute a program or other work of art. Copyright is normally used
+to keep users divided and helpless; with copyleft we turn that around
+to empower users and encourage them to cooperate.
The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the
GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}.
+@item @key{CTRL}
+The @key{CTLR} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
+in order to enter a control character (q.v.).
+
@item Current Buffer
The current buffer in Emacs is the Emacs buffer on which most editing
commands operate. You can select any Emacs buffer as the current one.
@code{defun}. @xref{Defuns}.
@item @key{DEL}
-@key{DEL} is a character that runs the command to delete one character of
-text. @xref{Basic,DEL,Basic Editing}.
+@key{DEL} is a character that runs the command to delete one character
+of text before the cursor. It is typically either the @key{DELETE}
+key or the @key{BACKSPACE} key, whichever one is easy to type.
+@xref{Basic,DEL,Basic Editing}.
@item Deletion
Deletion means erasing text without copying it into the kill ring
See `mail.'
@item Meta
-Meta is the name of a modifier bit which a command character may have.
-It is present in a character if the character is typed with the
-@key{META} key held down. Such characters are given names that start
-with @kbd{Meta-} (usually written @kbd{M-} for short). For example,
-@kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{META} and at the same time
-typing @kbd{<} (which itself is done, on most terminals, by holding
-down @key{SHIFT} and typing @kbd{,}). @xref{User Input,Meta}.
+Meta is the name of a modifier bit which you can use in a command
+character. To enter a meta character, you hold down the @key{META}
+key while typing the character. We refer to such characters with
+names that start with @kbd{Meta-} (usually written @kbd{M-} for
+short). For example, @kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{META}
+and at the same time typing @kbd{<} (which itself is done, on most
+terminals, by holding down @key{SHIFT} and typing @kbd{,}).
+@xref{User Input,Meta}.
+
+On some terminals, the @key{META} key is actually labeled @key{ALT}
+or @key{EDIT}.
@item Meta Character
A Meta character is one whose character code includes the Meta bit.
occur. Point is considered to be between two characters, not at one
character. The terminal's cursor (q.v.@:) indicates the location of
point. @xref{Basic,Point,Basic Editing}.
-
+
@item Prefix Argument
See `numeric argument.'
warns one of the users to investigate.
@xref{Interlocking,Interlocking,Simultaneous Editing}.
+@item @key{SPC}
+@key{SPC} is the space character, which you enter by pressing the
+space bar.
+
@item Speedbar
Speedbar is a special tall frame that provides fast access to Emacs
buffers, functions within those buffers, Info nodes, and other
(q.v.@:), you can later resume the suspended Emacs job without losing
your buffers, unsaved edits, undo history, etc. @xref{Exiting}.
+@item @key{TAB}
+@key{TAB} is the tab character. In Emacs it is typically used for
+indentation or completion.
+
@item Tags Table
A tags table is a file that serves as an index to the function
definitions in one or more other files. @xref{Tags}.