(2) how to write a useful bug report and what information it needs to have.
You can read the Bugs section of the manual from inside Emacs.
-Start Emacs, do C-h i to enter Info, then m Emacs RET to get to the
-Emacs manual, then m Bugs RET to get to the section on bugs.
-Or you can use the standalone Info program in a like manner.
+Start Emacs, and press
+ C-h r (to view the Emacs manual)
+ m Bugs RET (to go to the section on Bugs)
+Or you can use the standalone Info program:
+ info emacs
+ m Bugs RET
(Standalone Info is part of the Texinfo distribution, not part of the
Emacs distribution.)
If necessary, you can read the manual without an info program:
- cat info/emacs* | more "+/^File: emacs, Node: Bugs,"
+ cat info/emacs* | more "+/^File: emacs.*, Node: Bugs,"
Please first check the file etc/PROBLEMS (e.g. with C-h C-p in Emacs) to