X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/1abfd3e85fa9b340699430cd9e15dd9f0073bdbe..259a0b6d3bc6ffe0d5d24368e415fa46f439a844:/doc/emacs/help.texi diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi index 75b250d0f4..10b5fcfb09 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/help.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2013 Free Software +@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2014 Free Software @c Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Help @@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ This displays the available Emacs packages based on keywords. @xref{Package Keywords}. @end table - @kbd{C-h} or @key{F1} means ``help'' in various other contexts as + @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. (A few prefix keys -don't support @kbd{C-h} in this way, because they define other -meanings for it, but they all support @key{F1} for help.) +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. @@ -376,8 +377,9 @@ alphabetical order, change the variable @section Help Mode Commands Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{View -Mode}); for instance, @key{SPC} scrolls forward, and @key{DEL} scrolls -backward. A few special commands are also provided: +Mode}); for instance, @key{SPC} scrolls forward, and @key{DEL} or +@kbd{S-@key{SPC}} scrolls backward. A few special commands are also +provided: @table @kbd @item @key{RET} @@ -456,7 +458,9 @@ buffer (@pxref{Package Menu}). @kindex C-h P @kbd{C-h P} (@code{describe-package}) prompts for the name of a package, and displays a help buffer describing the attributes of the -package and the features that it implements. +package and the features that it implements. The buffer lists the +keywords that relate to the package in the form of buttons. Click on +a button to see other packages related to that keyword. @node Language Help @section Help for International Language Support @@ -486,8 +490,7 @@ currently in use. @xref{Coding Systems}. @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 @@ -535,6 +538,8 @@ describes the commands and features that are changed in this mode. @kindex C-h b @findex describe-bindings +@kindex C-h s +@findex describe-syntax @kbd{C-h b} (@code{describe-bindings}) and @kbd{C-h s} (@code{describe-syntax}) show other information about the current environment within Emacs. @kbd{C-h b} displays a list of all the key @@ -547,11 +552,13 @@ Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}). @findex describe-prefix-bindings You can get a list of subcommands for a particular prefix key by -typing @kbd{C-h} (@code{describe-prefix-bindings}) after the prefix -key. (There are a few prefix keys for which this does not -work---those that provide their own bindings for @kbd{C-h}. One of -these is @key{ESC}, because @kbd{@key{ESC} C-h} is actually -@kbd{C-M-h}, which marks a defun.) +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 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 @@ -597,7 +604,8 @@ Display information about where to get external packages @item C-h C-f Display the Emacs frequently-answered-questions list (@code{view-emacs-FAQ}). @item C-h g -Display information about the GNU Project (@code{describe-gnu-project}). +Visit a @uref{http://www.gnu.org} page with information about the GNU +Project (@code{describe-gnu-project}). @item C-h C-m Display information about ordering printed copies of Emacs manuals (@code{view-order-manuals}).