@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2014 Free Software
-@c Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2014
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@iftex
@chapter Miscellaneous Commands
This chapter contains several brief topics that do not fit anywhere
-else: viewing ``document files'', reading Usenet news, running shell
-commands and shell subprocesses, using a single shared Emacs for
-utilities that expect to run an editor as a subprocess, printing
-hardcopy, sorting text, narrowing display to part of the buffer,
-editing binary files, saving an Emacs session for later resumption,
-following hyperlinks, browsing images, emulating other editors, and
-various diversions and amusements.
+else: reading Usenet news, viewing PDFs and other such documents, web
+browsing, running shell commands and shell subprocesses, using a
+single shared Emacs for utilities that expect to run an editor as a
+subprocess, printing, sorting text, editing binary files, saving an
+Emacs session for later resumption, recursive editing level, following
+hyperlinks, and various diversions and amusements.
@end iftex
@key{RET}} over and over.
The command @kbd{C-c .}@: (@code{comint-input-previous-argument})
-copies an individual argument from a previous command, like @kbd{ESC
-.} in Bash. The simplest use copies the last argument from the
+copies an individual argument from a previous command, like
+@kbd{@key{ESC} .} in Bash. The simplest use copies the last argument from the
previous shell command. With a prefix argument @var{n}, it copies the
@var{n}th argument instead. Repeating @kbd{C-c .} copies from an
earlier shell command instead, always using the same value of @var{n}
current text terminal. @xref{Windows Startup}.
If you omit a filename argument while supplying the @samp{-c} option,
-the new frame displays the @file{*scratch*} buffer by default. This
-behavior can be customized using the variable
-@code{initial-buffer-choice} (@pxref{Entering Emacs}).
+the new frame displays the @file{*scratch*} buffer by default. You
+can customize this behavior with the variable @code{initial-buffer-choice}
+(@pxref{Entering Emacs}).
@item -F @var{alist}
@itemx --frame-parameters=@var{alist}
init file (@pxref{Init File}), followed by @code{(pr-update-menus)}.
This function replaces the usual printing commands in the menu bar
with a @samp{Printing} submenu that contains various printing options.
-You can also type @kbd{M-x pr-interface RET}; this creates a
+You can also type @kbd{M-x pr-interface @key{RET}}; this creates a
@file{*Printing Interface*} buffer, similar to a customization buffer,
where you can set the printing options. After selecting what and how
to print, you start the print job using the @samp{Print} button (click
-@kbd{mouse-2} on it, or move point over it and type @kbd{RET}). For
+@kbd{Mouse-2} on it, or move point over it and type @key{RET}). For
further information on the various options, use the @samp{Interface
Help} button.
@cindex reload files
@cindex desktop
+@vindex desktop-restore-frames
Use the desktop library to save the state of Emacs from one session
to another. Once you save the Emacs @dfn{desktop}---the buffers,
their file names, major modes, buffer positions, and so on---then
-subsequent Emacs sessions reload the saved desktop.
+subsequent Emacs sessions reload the saved desktop. By default,
+the desktop also tries to save the frame and window configuration.
+To disable this, set @code{desktop-restore-frames} to @code{nil}.
+(See that variable's documentation for some related options
+that you can customize to fine-tune this behavior.)
@findex desktop-save
@vindex desktop-save-mode
You can save the desktop manually with the command @kbd{M-x
desktop-save}. You can also enable automatic saving of the desktop
-at regular intervals and when you exit Emacs, and automatic restoration
-of the last saved
+when you exit Emacs, and automatic restoration of the last saved
desktop when Emacs starts: use the Customization buffer (@pxref{Easy
Customization}) to set @code{desktop-save-mode} to @code{t} for future
sessions, or add this line in your init file (@pxref{Init File}):
@vindex desktop-auto-save-timeout
@noindent
-Emacs then auto-saves the desktop every @code{desktop-auto-save-timeout}
+When @code{desktop-save-mode} is active and the desktop file exists,
+Emacs auto-saves it every @code{desktop-auto-save-timeout}
seconds, if that is non-@code{nil} and non-zero.
@findex desktop-change-dir
approaches give you more flexibility to go back to unfinished tasks in
the order you choose.
+@ignore
+@c Apart from edt and viper, this is all obsolete.
+@c (Can't believe we were saying ``most other editors'' into 2014!)
+@c There seems no point having a node just for those, which both have
+@c their own manuals.
@node Emulation
@section Emulation
@cindex emulating other editors
@cindex other editors
@cindex EDT
@cindex vi
-@cindex PC key bindings
-@cindex scrolling all windows
-@cindex PC selection
-@cindex Motif key bindings
-@cindex Macintosh key bindings
@cindex WordStar
GNU Emacs can be programmed to emulate (more or less) most other
@item vi (Berkeley editor)
@findex viper-mode
-Viper is the newest emulator for vi. It implements several levels of
+Viper is an emulator for vi. It implements several levels of
emulation; level 1 is closest to vi itself, while level 5 departs
somewhat from strict emulation to take advantage of the capabilities of
Emacs. To invoke Viper, type @kbd{M-x viper-mode}; it will guide you
@kbd{M-x wordstar-mode} provides a major mode with WordStar-like
key bindings.
@end table
+@end ignore
+
@node Hyperlinking
@section Hyperlinking and Navigation Features