| | 393 | @node Help Mode |
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| | 394 | @section Help Mode Commands |
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| | 395 | |
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| | 396 | Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{Misc File |
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| | 397 | Ops}), plus a few special commands of their own. |
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| | 398 | |
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| | 399 | @table @kbd |
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| | 400 | @item @key{SPC} |
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| | 401 | Scroll forward. |
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| | 402 | @item @key{DEL} |
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| | 403 | Scroll backward. |
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| | 404 | @item @key{RET} |
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| | 405 | Follow a cross reference at point. |
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| | 406 | @item @key{TAB} |
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| | 407 | Move point forward to the next cross reference. |
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| | 408 | @item S-@key{TAB} |
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| | 409 | Move point back to the previous cross reference. |
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| | 410 | @item Mouse-1 |
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| | 411 | @itemx Mouse-2 |
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| | 412 | Follow a cross reference that you click on. |
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| | 413 | @item C-c C-c |
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| | 414 | Show all documentation about the symbol at point. |
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| | 415 | @end table |
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| | 416 | |
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| | 417 | When a function name (@pxref{M-x,, Running Commands by Name}), |
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| | 418 | variable name (@pxref{Variables}), or face name (@pxref{Faces}) |
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| | 419 | appears in the documentation, it normally appears inside paired |
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| | 420 | single-quotes. To view the documentation of that command, variable or |
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| | 421 | face, you can click on the name with @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}, |
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| | 422 | or move point there and type @key{RET}. Use @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace |
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| | 423 | your steps. |
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| | 424 | |
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| | 425 | @cindex URL, viewing in help |
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| | 426 | @cindex help, viewing web pages |
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| | 427 | @cindex viewing web pages in help |
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| | 428 | @cindex web pages, viewing in help |
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| | 429 | @findex browse-url |
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| | 430 | You can follow cross references to URLs (web pages) also. This uses |
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| | 431 | the @code{browse-url} command to view the page in the browser you |
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| | 432 | choose. @xref{Browse-URL}. |
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| | 433 | |
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| | 434 | @kindex @key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)} |
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| | 435 | @findex help-next-ref |
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| | 436 | @kindex S-@key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)} |
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| | 437 | @findex help-previous-ref |
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| | 438 | There are convenient commands to move point to cross references in |
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| | 439 | the help text. @key{TAB} (@code{help-next-ref}) moves point down to |
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| | 440 | the next cross reference. @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} moves up to the previous |
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| | 441 | cross reference (@code{help-previous-ref}). |
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| | 442 | |
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| | 443 | To view all documentation about any symbol name that appears in the |
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| | 444 | text, move point to the symbol name and type @kbd{C-c C-c} |
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| | 445 | (@code{help-follow-symbol}). This shows all available documentation |
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| | 446 | about the symbol as a variable, function and/or face. As above, use |
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| | 447 | @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace your steps. |
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| | 448 | |
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| 463 | | @node Help Mode |
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| 464 | | @section Help Mode Commands |
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| 465 | | |
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| 466 | | Help buffers provide the same commands as View mode (@pxref{Misc File |
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| 467 | | Ops}), plus a few special commands of their own. |
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| 468 | | |
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| 469 | | @table @kbd |
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| 470 | | @item @key{SPC} |
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| 471 | | Scroll forward. |
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| 472 | | @item @key{DEL} |
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| 473 | | Scroll backward. |
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| 474 | | @item @key{RET} |
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| 475 | | Follow a cross reference at point. |
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| 476 | | @item @key{TAB} |
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| 477 | | Move point forward to the next cross reference. |
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| 478 | | @item S-@key{TAB} |
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| 479 | | Move point back to the previous cross reference. |
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| 480 | | @item Mouse-1 |
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| 481 | | @itemx Mouse-2 |
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| 482 | | Follow a cross reference that you click on. |
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| 483 | | @item C-c C-c |
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| 484 | | Show all documentation about the symbol at point. |
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| 485 | | @end table |
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| 486 | | |
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| 487 | | When a function name (@pxref{M-x,, Running Commands by Name}), |
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| 488 | | variable name (@pxref{Variables}), or face name (@pxref{Faces}) |
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| 489 | | appears in the documentation, it normally appears inside paired |
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| 490 | | single-quotes. To view the documentation of that command, variable or |
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| 491 | | face, you can click on the name with @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}, |
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| 492 | | or move point there and type @key{RET}. Use @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace |
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| 493 | | your steps. |
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| 494 | | |
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| 495 | | @cindex URL, viewing in help |
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| 496 | | @cindex help, viewing web pages |
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| 497 | | @cindex viewing web pages in help |
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| 498 | | @cindex web pages, viewing in help |
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| 499 | | @findex browse-url |
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| 500 | | You can follow cross references to URLs (web pages) also. This uses |
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| 501 | | the @code{browse-url} command to view the page in the browser you |
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| 502 | | choose. @xref{Browse-URL}. |
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| 503 | | |
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| 504 | | @kindex @key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)} |
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| 505 | | @findex help-next-ref |
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| 506 | | @kindex S-@key{TAB} @r{(Help mode)} |
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| 507 | | @findex help-previous-ref |
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| 508 | | There are convenient commands to move point to cross references in |
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| 509 | | the help text. @key{TAB} (@code{help-next-ref}) moves point down to |
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| 510 | | the next cross reference. @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} moves up to the previous |
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| 511 | | cross reference (@code{help-previous-ref}). |
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| 512 | | |
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| 513 | | To view all documentation about any symbol name that appears in the |
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| 514 | | text, move point to the symbol name and type @kbd{C-c C-c} |
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| 515 | | (@code{help-follow-symbol}). This shows all available documentation |
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| 516 | | about the symbol as a variable, function and/or face. As above, use |
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| 517 | | @kbd{C-c C-b} to retrace your steps. |
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| 518 | | |
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