@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2014 Free Software
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2015 Free Software
@c Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Help
@xref{Package Keywords}.
@end table
- @kbd{C-h}, @key{F1}, or @kbd{?} means ``help'' in various other
-contexts as well. For instance, you can type them after a prefix key
-to view a list of the keys that can follow the prefix key. (A few
-prefix keys don't support @kbd{C-h} or @kbd{?} in this way, because
-they define other meanings for it, but they all support @key{F1} for
-help.)
+ @kbd{C-h} or @key{F1} mean ``help'' in various other contexts as
+well. For instance, you can type them after a prefix key to view a
+list of the keys that can follow the prefix key. (You can also use
+@kbd{?} in this context. A few prefix keys don't support @kbd{C-h}
+or @kbd{?} in this way, because they define other meanings for those
+inputs, but they all support @key{F1}.)
@menu
* Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands.
* Language Help:: Help relating to international language support.
* Misc Help:: Other help commands.
* Help Files:: Commands to display auxiliary help files.
-* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips ("balloon help").
+* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips (``balloon help'').
@end menu
@iftex
Display a description of your last 300 keystrokes
(@code{view-lossage}).
@item C-h m
-Display documentation of the current major mode (@code{describe-mode}).
+Display documentation of the current major mode and minor modes
+(@code{describe-mode}).
@item C-h n
Display news of recent Emacs changes (@code{view-emacs-news}).
@item C-h p
Find packages by topic keyword (@code{finder-by-keyword}). This lists
packages using a package menu buffer. @xref{Packages}.
@item C-h P @var{package} @key{RET}
-Display documentation about the package named @var{package}
+Display documentation about the specified package
(@code{describe-package}).
@item C-h r
Display the Emacs manual in Info (@code{info-emacs-manual}).
@end quotation
@vindex apropos-do-all
- If the variable @code{apropos-do-all} is non-@code{nil}, the apropos
-commands always behave as if they had been given a prefix argument.
+ If the variable @code{apropos-do-all} is non-@code{nil}, most
+apropos commands behave as if they had been given a prefix argument.
+There is one exception: @code{apropos-variable} without a prefix
+argument will always search for all variables, no matter what the
+value of @code{apropos-do-all} is.
@vindex apropos-sort-by-scores
@cindex apropos search results, order by score
Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{View
Mode}); for instance, @key{SPC} scrolls forward, and @key{DEL} or
-@kbd{S-SPC} scrolls backward. A few special commands are also
+@kbd{S-@key{SPC}} scrolls backward. A few special commands are also
provided:
@table @kbd
@kindex C-h i
@findex info
@cindex Info
-@cindex manuals, on-line
-@cindex on-line manuals
+@cindex manuals, included
@kbd{C-h i} (@code{info}) runs the Info program, which browses
structured documentation files. The entire Emacs manual is available
within Info, along with many other manuals for the GNU system. Type
@findex describe-prefix-bindings
You can get a list of subcommands for a particular prefix key by
-typing @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{?}, or @kbd{F1}
+typing @kbd{C-h}, @kbd{?}, or @key{F1}
(@code{describe-prefix-bindings}) after the prefix key. (There are a
few prefix keys for which not all of these keys work---those that
-provide their own bindings for one of them. One of these prefix keys
-is @key{ESC} in combination with @kbd{C-h}, because @kbd{ESC C-h} is
-actually @kbd{C-M-h}, which marks a defun. However, @kbd{ESC F1} and
-@kbd{ESC ?} work fine.)
+provide their own bindings for that key. One of these prefix keys
+is @key{ESC}, because @kbd{@key{ESC} C-h} is actually @kbd{C-M-h},
+which marks a defun. However, @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{F1}} and
+@kbd{@key{ESC} ?} work fine.)
@node Help Files
@section Help Files
Display information about ordering printed copies of Emacs manuals
(@code{view-order-manuals}).
@item C-h C-n
-Display the ``news'' file, which lists the new features in this
+Display the news, which lists the new features in this
version of Emacs (@code{view-emacs-news}).
@item C-h C-o
Display how to order or download the latest version of
@cindex tooltips
@cindex balloon help
- In Emacs, stretches of ``active text'' (text that does something
+@cindex active text
+ In Emacs, stretches of @dfn{active text} (text that does something
special in response to mouse clicks or @key{RET}) often have
associated help text. This includes hyperlinks in Emacs buffers, as
well as parts of the mode line. On graphical displays, as well as