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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/emacs/ChangeLog | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/emacs/indent.texi | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | etc/NEWS | 1 |
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index bac170eaf3..ba6430c482 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2014-01-28 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> + + * indent.texi (Tab Stops): Updates for new tab-stop behavior. + 2014-01-27 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> * dired.texi (Misc Dired Features): Copyedits for hide-details. diff --git a/doc/emacs/indent.texi b/doc/emacs/indent.texi index e0c269ad57..f5543cc49b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/indent.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/indent.texi @@ -157,10 +157,12 @@ C-u -999 C-x @key{TAB} Emacs defines certain column numbers to be @dfn{tab stops}. These are used as stopping points by @key{TAB} when inserting whitespace in Text mode and related modes (@pxref{Indentation}), and by commands -like @kbd{M-i} (@pxref{Indentation Commands}). By default, tab stops -are located every 8 columns. These positions are stored in the -variable @code{tab-stop-list}, whose value is a list of column numbers -in increasing order. +like @kbd{M-i} (@pxref{Indentation Commands}). The variable +@code{tab-stop-list} controls these positions. The default value +is @code{nil}, which means a tab stop every 8 columns. The value +can also be a list of column numbers (in increasing order) at which to +place tab stops. Emacs extends the list forever by repeating the +difference between the last and next-to-last elements. @findex edit-tab-stops @kindex C-c C-c @r{(Edit Tab Stops)} @@ -178,12 +180,15 @@ To install changes, type C-c C-c @noindent The first line contains a colon at each tab stop. The numbers on the -next two lines are present just to indicate where the colons are. It -is implicitly extended to infinity by repeating the last step. +next two lines are present just to indicate where the colons are. +If the value @code{tab-stop-list} is @code{nil}, as it is by default, +no colons are displayed initially. You can edit this buffer to specify different tab stops by placing colons on the desired columns. The buffer uses Overwrite mode -(@pxref{Minor Modes}). When you are done, type @kbd{C-c C-c} to make +(@pxref{Minor Modes}). Remember that Emacs will extend the list of +tab stops forever by repeating the difference between the last two +explicit stops that you place. When you are done, type @kbd{C-c C-c} to make the new tab stops take effect. Normally, the new tab stop settings apply to all buffers. However, if you have made the @code{tab-stop-list} variable local to the buffer where you called @@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ normal editing behavior. *** `electric-indent-mode' is enabled by default. ++++ *** `tab-stop-list' is now implicitly extended to infinity by repeating the last step. Its default value is changed to nil, which means a tab stop every `tab-width' columns. |