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@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
-@node Programs, Building, Text, Top
+@node Programs
@chapter Editing Programs
@cindex Lisp editing
@cindex C editing
@cindex program editing
This chapter describes Emacs features for facilitating editing
-programs. Some of these features can:
+programs. Some of the things these features can do are:
@itemize @bullet
@item
@ifnotinfo
The Emacs distribution contains Info manuals for the major modes for
Ada, C/C++/Objective C/Java/Corba IDL/Pike/AWK, and IDLWAVE. For
-Fortran mode, see the ``Fortran'' section in the Info version of the
-Emacs manual, which is not included in this printed version.
+Fortran mode, @pxref{Fortran,,, emacs-xtra, Specialized Emacs Features}.
@end ifnotinfo
@node Defuns
highlights confusing opening delimiters (those that ought to be
quoted) in bold red.
+@vindex open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start
If you need to override this convention, you can do so by setting
-this user option:
-
-@defvar open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start
+the variable @code{open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start}.
If this user option is set to @code{t} (the default), opening
-parentheses or braces at column zero always start defuns. When it's
+parentheses or braces at column zero always start defuns. When it is
@code{nil}, defuns are found by searching for parens or braces at the
outermost level.
-@end defvar
Usually, you should leave this option at its default value of
@code{t}. If your buffer contains parentheses or braces in column
for a file name.
If you use @kbd{C-h S} in a major mode that does not support it,
-it asks you to specify the ``symbol help mode.'' You should enter
+it asks you to specify the ``symbol help mode''. You should enter
a command such as @code{c-mode} that would select a major
mode which @kbd{C-h S} does support.
This section gives a brief description of the special features
available in C, C++, Objective-C, Java, CORBA IDL, Pike and AWK modes.
-(These are called ``C mode and related modes.'')
+(These are called ``C mode and related modes''.)
@ifinfo
@xref{Top,, CC Mode, ccmode, CC Mode}, for more details.
@end ifinfo
@kindex C-c C-l @r{(C mode)}
@findex c-toggle-electric-state
Toggle electric action (@code{c-toggle-electric-state}). With a
-prefix argument, this command enables electric action if the argument
-is positive, disables it if it is negative.
+positive prefix argument, this command enables electric action, with a
+negative one it disables it.
@end table
Electric characters insert newlines only when, in addition to the
@findex c-hungry-delete-backwards
@kindex C-c C-@key{DEL} (C Mode)
@kindex C-c @key{DEL} (C Mode)
-@code{c-hungry-delete-backwards}---Delete the entire block of whitespace
-preceding point.
+Delete the entire block of whitespace preceding point (@code{c-hungry-delete-backwards}).
@item C-c C-d
@itemx C-c C-@key{DELETE}
@kindex C-c C-d (C Mode)
@kindex C-c C-@key{DELETE} (C Mode)
@kindex C-c @key{DELETE} (C Mode)
-@code{c-hungry-delete-forward}---Delete the entire block of whitespace
-following point.
+Delete the entire block of whitespace after point (@code{c-hungry-delete-forward}).
@end table
As an alternative to the above commands, you can enable @dfn{hungry
@item M-x c-toggle-hungry-state
@findex c-toggle-hungry-state
Toggle the hungry-delete feature
-(@code{c-toggle-hungry-state})@footnote{This command had the binding
-@kbd{C-c C-d} in earlier versions of Emacs. @kbd{C-c C-d} is now
-bound to @code{c-hungry-delete-forward}.}. With a prefix argument,
+(@code{c-toggle-hungry-state}). With a prefix argument,
this command turns the hungry-delete feature on if the argument is
positive, and off if it is negative.
@end table
@kbd{C-j}. We use @code{c-initialization-hook} here to make sure
the keymap is loaded before we try to change it.
-@smallexample
+@example
(defun my-bind-clb ()
(define-key c-mode-base-map "\C-j" 'c-context-line-break))
(add-hook 'c-initialization-hook 'my-bind-clb)
-@end smallexample
+@end example
@item C-M-h
Put mark at the end of a function definition, and put point at the