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author | Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org> | 2012-04-14 16:25:06 +0800 |
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committer | Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org> | 2012-04-14 16:25:06 +0800 |
commit | 0be641c057c90f9d75b41c0a34f4bf8b7de81f27 (patch) | |
tree | 5cf3b07890cfe46c9ed2315ab3dcd020e8aa9ba1 /doc/emacs/screen.texi | |
parent | 6a00f3808a812b5f89e1a766cc42f5ad74f20f67 (diff) |
* doc/emacs/glossary.texi (Glossary): Standardize on "text terminal" terminology.
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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/emacs/screen.texi')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/screen.texi b/doc/emacs/screen.texi index fdc69a78cf..fbea52523b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/screen.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/screen.texi @@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ @cindex frame On a graphical display, such as on GNU/Linux using the X Window -System, Emacs occupies a ``graphical window''. On a text-only -terminal, Emacs occupies the entire terminal screen. We will use the -term @dfn{frame} to mean a graphical window or terminal screen -occupied by Emacs. Emacs behaves very similarly on both kinds of -frames. It normally starts out with just one frame, but you can -create additional frames if you wish (@pxref{Frames}). +System, Emacs occupies a ``graphical window''. On a text terminal, +Emacs occupies the entire terminal screen. We will use the term +@dfn{frame} to mean a graphical window or terminal screen occupied by +Emacs. Emacs behaves very similarly on both kinds of frames. It +normally starts out with just one frame, but you can create additional +frames if you wish (@pxref{Frames}). Each frame consists of several distinct regions. At the top of the frame is a @dfn{menu bar}, which allows you to access commands via a @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ unselected windows, in order to make it stand out. @end example @noindent -On a text-only terminal, this text is followed by a series of dashes +On a text terminal, this text is followed by a series of dashes extending to the right edge of the window. These dashes are omitted on a graphical display. @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ means no conversion whatsoever, and is usually used for files containing non-textual data. Other characters represent various @dfn{coding systems}---for example, @samp{1} represents ISO Latin-1. - On a text-only terminal, @var{cs} is preceded by two additional + On a text terminal, @var{cs} is preceded by two additional characters that describe the coding systems for keyboard input and terminal output. Furthermore, if you are using an input method, @var{cs} is preceded by a string that identifies the input method @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ However, if the default-directory for the current buffer is on a remote machine, @samp{@@} is displayed instead (@pxref{File Names}). @var{fr} gives the selected frame name (@pxref{Frames}). It appears -only on text-only terminals. The initial frame's name is @samp{F1}. +only on text terminals. The initial frame's name is @samp{F1}. @var{buf} is the name of the buffer displayed in the window. Usually, this is the same as the name of a file you are editing. @@ -307,13 +307,12 @@ You can then navigate the menus with the arrow keys. To activate a selected menu item, press @key{RET}; to cancel menu navigation, press @key{ESC}. - On a text-only terminal, you can use the menu bar by typing -@kbd{M-`} or @key{F10} (these run the command @code{tmm-menubar}). -This lets you select a menu item with the keyboard. A provisional -choice appears in the echo area. You can use the up and down arrow -keys to move through the menu to different items, and then you can -type @key{RET} to select the item. Each menu item is also designated -by a letter or digit (usually the initial of some word in the item's -name). This letter or digit is separated from the item name by -@samp{=>}. You can type the item's letter or digit to select the -item. + On a text terminal, you can use the menu bar by typing @kbd{M-`} or +@key{F10} (these run the command @code{tmm-menubar}). This lets you +select a menu item with the keyboard. A provisional choice appears in +the echo area. You can use the up and down arrow keys to move through +the menu to different items, and then you can type @key{RET} to select +the item. Each menu item is also designated by a letter or digit +(usually the initial of some word in the item's name). This letter or +digit is separated from the item name by @samp{=>}. You can type the +item's letter or digit to select the item. |