CVS update by stephent xemacs/man/new-users-guide ...
User: stephent
Date: 06/07/19 17:04:53
Modified: xemacs/man/new-users-guide edit.texi
Log:
Improve description and eg of editing keystrokes. Thx M C Wescott.
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＠＠ -1,3 +1,10 ＠＠
+2006-07-19 Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org>
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+ * new-users-guide/edit.texi (Insert): Document bogosity in
+ vendor labeling of DEL key.
+ (Numeric Argument): Remove spurious RETs from keystroke examples.
+ Thanks to Michael C. Wescott <wescott(a)sc.rr.com>.
+
2006-07-16 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea(a)parhasard.net>
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＠＠ -71,10 +71,20 ＠＠ the cursor). The cursor and all charact
Therefore, if you type a printing character and then type ＠key{DEL},
they cancel out.
+ Unfortunately, computer and keyboard manufacturers differ over the
+name of the ＠key{DEL} key. This is the key at the far right of the row
+of keys containing the digits, usually immediately above the ＠kbd{RET}
+key. It is usually labelled ``Backspace'' or ``Delete'' or some
+abbreviation. Modern keyboards will often have another key labelled
+``Del'' in the ＠emph{edit keypad} (along with an ``Ins'' key and perhaps
+some others). This is not the ＠kbd{DEL} key referred to here. It
+usually deletes ＠emph{forward} in Emacs.
+
＠kindex RET
＠cindex newline
＠findex auto-fill-mode
- To end a line and start typing a new one, type ＠key{RET}. This
+ To end a line and start typing a new one, type ＠key{RET}. On some
+keyboards, this key is labelled ``Enter''. This
inserts a newline character in the buffer. If point is in the middle of
a line, ＠key{RET} splits the line. Typing ＠key{DEL} when the cursor is
at the beginning of a line rubs out the newline before the line, thus
＠＠ -241,24 +251,24 ＠＠ forward one character). Negative argumen
a command to move or act backwards. For example, if you want to move
down ten lines, type the following:
＠example
-C-u 10 C-n RET
+C-u 10 C-n
＠end example
＠noindent
-After you press ＠key{RET} key, the cursor will move ten lines
+After you press the ＠kbd{C-n} key, the cursor will move ten lines
downward. You can also type:
＠example
-M-10 C-n RET
+M-10 C-n
＠end example
＠noindent
Both ＠kbd{C-u} and ＠kbd{M-} allow you to give numeric arguments. If you
want to move ten lines backward, you can also give negative arguments, like:
＠example
-C-u -10 C-n RET
+C-u -10 C-n
＠end example
＠noindent
OR you could also type:
＠example
-M--10 C-n RET
+M--10 C-n
＠end example
＠noindent
You can obviously use ＠kbd{C-b} to move backward rather than giving