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* Clarify the documentation of back-references in replacementsEli Zaretskii2016-07-021-6/+6
| | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/search.texi (Regexp Replace): Clarify that \D starts with \1, not \0. * lisp/replace.el (query-replace-regexp) (query-replace-regexp-eval, replace-regexp): Doc fix (Bug#23884)
* Document more details of package activationNoam Postavsky2016-06-271-4/+6
| | | | | * doc/emacs/package.texi (Package Installation): Explain that package activation adds to load-path (Bug #21704).
* Clarify documentation of 'font-lock-maximum-decoration'Eli Zaretskii2016-06-181-3/+9
| | | | | | * doc/emacs/display.texi (Font Lock): Explain how to make the customization of 'font-lock-maximum-decoration' effective for an existing buffer. (Bug#23783)
* Doc fixes for grammar and typos (bug#23746)Stephen Berman2016-06-133-3/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/files.texi (Customize Save): * doc/emacs/frames.texi (Window Dividers): * doc/emacs/misc.texi (Printing): * doc/lispref/compile.texi (Compiler Errors): * doc/lispref/keymaps.texi (Changing Key Bindings): * doc/lispref/loading.texi (Named Features): * doc/lispref/markers.texi (Marker Insertion Types): * doc/lispref/modes.texi (Mode Hooks): * doc/lispref/text.texi (Undo): * src/floatfns.c (Fldexp): * src/xfaces.c (syms_of_xfaces): Minor doc fixes for grammar and typos (bug#23746).
* Fx the we->the typoDmitry Gutov2016-05-301-1/+2
| | | | | * doc/emacs/trouble.texi (Sending Patches): Fix the typo (bug#23657).
* * doc/emacs/files.texi (Comparing Files):Glenn Morris2016-05-242-2/+2
| | | | * doc/emacs/trouble.texi (Sending Patches): Fix external xrefs.
* Improve documentation of 'server-name'Eli Zaretskii2016-05-181-1/+8
| | | | | | * doc/emacs/misc.texi (Emacs Server): Fix example of setting 'server-name'. Mention how to do that with daemon sessions. (Bug#23576)
* * lisp/char-fold.el: Rename from character-fold.el.Juri Linkov2016-05-171-4/+4
| | | | | | * lisp/replace.el (replace-char-fold): Rename from replace-character-fold. * test/automated/char-fold-tests.el: Rename from character-fold-tests.el. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-12/msg00529.html
* Doc fixes for fclist and grepPaul Eggert2016-05-051-2/+3
| | | | | | A newline is needed between two fc-list calls. egrep and fgrep have been withdrawn from POSIX, so document grep -E and grep -F instead.
* Use grep-find-ignored-directories instead of vc-directory-exclusion-listDmitry Gutov2016-05-041-3/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-do-find-regexp): Use grep-find-ignored-directories instead of vc-directory-exclusion-list. The result should be functionally similar (the former uses the latter as the default value), but it should be more consistent and appropriate WRT user customizations. (dired-do-find-regexp-and-replace): Update the docstring. * lisp/dired.el: Update the corresponding autoloads. * doc/emacs/dired.texi (Operating on Files): Update the documentation accordingly.
* Improve documentation of Dired's 'A' and 'Q' commandsEli Zaretskii2016-05-031-0/+14
| | | | | | | | | | | | * lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-do-find-regexp) (dired-do-find-regexp-and-replace): Mention 'grep-find-ignored-files' and 'vc-directory-exclusion-list', and also the fact that REGEXP should be palatable by Grep. (Bug#23426) * lisp/dired.el: Update the corresponding autoload forms. * doc/emacs/dired.texi (Operating on Files): Mention 'grep-find-ignored-files' and 'vc-directory-exclusion-list'. (Bug#23429)
* Doc fixes for quotingPaul Eggert2016-05-031-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/text.texi, doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi: * doc/lispref/control.texi, doc/lispref/display.texi: * doc/lispref/help.texi, doc/lispref/strings.texi, lisp/subr.el: * src/callint.c, src/doprnt.c, src/editfns.c: Document quoting a bit more systematically. Problem reported by Alan Mackenzie (Bug#23425).
* Transform mentions of `eval-after-load' to `with-eval-after-load'Lars Ingebrigtsen2016-05-012-2/+3
| | | | | | | * doc/lispref/loading.texi (Hooks for Loading): Update text to not mention `eval-after-load' (bug#20038). (cherry picked from commit 9392193be56eebdfac702a0bbb5e954088371c7a)
* Move doc of backup-directory-alist to the Backup nodeLars Ingebrigtsen2016-05-011-13/+12
| | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup): Move the documentation of `backup-directory-alist' here from the "Single or Numbered Backups" node, because it doesn't seem to have much to do with numbering (bug#18692). (cherry picked from commit e77b8d84b4161f2cf8720dec2bf44a3e50134398)
* Link from (emacs)Exiting to (lisp)Killing EmacsLars Ingebrigtsen2016-05-011-0/+3
| | | | | | | * doc/emacs/entering.texi (Exiting): Link to the lispref manual for further customisations (bug#15445). (cherry picked from commit bc5f27aa099cdde02ca66e71501b89300685ab28)
* Change all occurrences of "Mouse-[0-9]" to "mouse-[0-9]"Lars Ingebrigtsen2016-05-0120-166/+166
| | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/*.texi: Change all occurrences of "Mouse-[0-9]" to "mouse-[0-9]". These are case sensitive, and the keys are lower case (bug#14554). (cherry picked from commit e4c26271f2c2fe08f8490e25c63a436ab2a804ca)
* Followup for last commit in the user manualEli Zaretskii2016-04-301-4/+5
| | | | | * doc/emacs/basic.texi (Moving Point): Clarify that set-goal-column has buffer-local effect. (Bug#23405)
* Document 'help-go-forward'Eli Zaretskii2016-04-211-1/+6
| | | | | * doc/emacs/help.texi (Help Mode): Document and index 'help-go-forward'. (Bug#23323)
* Clarify documentation of 'dired-mark-files-containing-regexp'Eli Zaretskii2016-04-201-1/+7
| | | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/dired.texi (Marks vs Flags): Clarify that for files visited in buffers, 'dired-mark-files-containing-regexp' searches the buffer rather than the file on disk. (Bug#22694) * lisp/dired.el (dired-mark-files-containing-regexp): Clarify that for files visited in buffers, 'dired-mark-files-containing-regexp' searches the buffer rather than the file on disk. (Bug#22694)
* Fix minor issues with removing left or right fringesEli Zaretskii2016-04-161-0/+17
| | | | | | | | | | | | * lisp/window.el (window-max-chars-per-line): Account for 'left-fringe-width' and 'right-fringe-width' variables. * doc/lispref/windows.texi (Window Sizes): Document the effect on window text width when setting the width of one or both fringes to zero. * doc/emacs/display.texi (Fringes): Document the effect on window text width when setting the width of one or both fringes to zero. (Bug#22891)
* Improve time zone documentationPaul Eggert2016-04-121-2/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/lispref/os.texi (Time Zone Rules): New section, mostly with material moved here from other sections. * doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi (General Variables): * doc/lispref/os.texi (Time Conversion, Time Parsing): Xref new section. * etc/NEWS, etc/PROBLEMS: * lisp/org/org.el (org-timestamp-format): * src/editfns.c (Fformat_time_string, Fdecode_time) (Fencode_time, Fcurrent_time_string, Fcurrent_time_zone) (Fset_time_zone_rule): When documenting time zone rule strings, mention the TZ environment variable in preference to mentioning the sort-of-internal function set-time-zone-rule.
* Improve Lisp-level documentation of tooltipsEli Zaretskii2016-04-091-10/+40
| | | | | | | | | | | * doc/lispref/display.texi (Tooltips): New section. (Bug#23246) (Display): Update the chapter menu. * doc/lispref/text.texi (Special Properties): Make the "tooltip" index entry more concrete. Change the cross-reference to point to "Tooltips" in the ELisp manual. * doc/lispref/elisp.texi (Top): Update the master menu. * doc/emacs/frames.texi (Tooltips): Include more customization variables. Add a cross-reference to the ELisp manual.
* Improve documentatuon of 'truncate-partial-width-windows'Eli Zaretskii2016-03-262-5/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | * src/xdisp.c (syms_of_xdisp) <truncate-partial-width-windows>: Clarify in the doc string how the width of partial-width windows is computed for the purposes of truncation decision. (Bug#4338) * doc/emacs/windows.texi (Split Window): Clarify how the width of windows is calculated for the purposes of truncation decision. * doc/emacs/display.texi (Line Truncation): Remove a redundant index entry.
* Minor copyedits of documentation for temporary displaysEli Zaretskii2016-03-251-17/+21
| | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/windows.texi (Temporary Displays): Improve indexing. Minor changes in wording. (Window Choice, Displaying Buffers, Pop Up Window): Disambiguate index entries for 'display-buffer'. * etc/NEWS: Minor rewording of the entry about temporary displays.
* Describe temporary displays in Emacs manualMartin Rudalics2016-03-252-3/+62
| | | | | | | * doc/emacs/emacs.texi (Temporary Displays): New subsubsection. * doc/emacs/windows.texi (Window Choice): Minor fixes. (Temporary Displays): New subsubsection describing display of temporary buffers and `temp-buffer-resize-mode'.
* Adjudicate review comments in abbrevs.texiEli Zaretskii2016-03-191-4/+5
| | | | | | | | | | * doc/lispref/abbrevs.texi (Abbrev Files, Abbrev Expansion): * doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi (Dabbrev Customization): State the default values of variables. Suggested by Steve Byrne <sbb@penguinis.org>. (Bug#23016) * admin/release-process (Check manuals): Mark files reviewed by Steve Byrne.
* Improve documentation of glyphless-character displayEli Zaretskii2016-03-161-3/+6
| | | | | * doc/emacs/display.texi (Text Display): Document and index the 'glyphless-char' face.
* Fix a typo in the Emacs manualCesar Quiroz2016-03-141-9/+9
| | | | | | | * doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (VC Directory Commands): Fix a typo in a command name. Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes
* Fix some single quotes in documentationPaul Eggert2016-03-141-3/+3
| | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/anti.texi (Antinews): Avoid confusion in info and PDF when documenting quoting styles. * etc/NEWS, nextstep/README: In these plain text files, quote 'like this' consistently, rather than also (sometimes) ‘like this’ or (more often) `like this'.
* Revert "Simplify "Visit New File" to "New File""Phillip Lord2016-03-131-1/+1
| | | | This reverts commit d457fd9dc782465e1547f74021390c9d5951d6af.
* Simplify "Visit New File" to "New File"Phillip Lord2016-03-121-1/+1
| | | | | | | * doc/emacs/files.texi,lisp/menu-bar.el (menu-bar-file-menu), lisp/startup.el(normal-mouse-start-screen, normal-no-mouse-startup-screen): Change label "Visit New File" to "New File".
* Update Emacs manual section related to character foldingJohn Wiegley2016-03-111-11/+10
| | | | * search.texi: Character folding is not on by default.
* Remove the word "valid", to avoid ambiguityDmitry Gutov2016-02-291-2/+2
| | | | | * doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Identifier Search) (Looking Up Identifiers): Remove the word "valid" (bug#22692).
* Index tilde characters in names of backup filesEli Zaretskii2016-02-131-0/+5
| | | | | * doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup Names): Improve indexing. (Bug#22625)
* Document deprecation of hi-lock-mode's 'C-x w' bindingsEli Zaretskii2016-02-131-1/+4
| | | | | | | * doc/emacs/display.texi (Highlight Interactively): Deprecate the "C-x w" bindings of hi-lock-mode. * etc/NEWS: Mark the deprecation entry as documented.
* Extend gpm-mouse-mode's doc string and doc to point out limitations.Alan Mackenzie2016-02-111-1/+4
| | | | | | | | * lisp/t-mouse.el (gpm-mouse-mode): Extend doc string to indicate the inability to transfer text between Emacs and other programs which use GPM. * doc/emacs/frames.texi (Text-Only Mouse): Note the inability to transfer text between Emacs and other progrmas which use GPM.
* Document OS X LANG defaultPaul Eggert2016-02-101-4/+5
| | | | | | * doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi (General Variables): Document OS X Language and Region system preference. Suggested by Alan Third.
* * lisp/isearch.el: Rename search-default-regexp-mode to search-default-modeArtur Malabarba2016-02-061-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | (search-default-mode): New variable. (isearch-mode, isearch-define-mode-toggle) (isearch--describe-regexp-mode): Update accordingly. * lisp/menu-bar.el (nonincremental-search-forward): Update accordingly. * etc/NEWS: Update accordingly. * doc/emacs/search.texi: Update accordingly.
* Backport: * lisp/files.el: Remove support for extra .dir-locals fileArtur Malabarba2016-01-301-5/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dir-locals-file-2, dir-locals--all-files): Remove. (dir-locals-collect-variables, dir-locals-file, dir-locals-find-file) (dir-locals-read-from-file, hack-dir-local-variables): Revert changes. * lisp/files-x.el (modify-dir-local-variable): Revert changes. * lisp/help-fns.el (describe-variable): Revert changes. * doc/emacs/custom.texi (Directory Variables): Revert changes. * etc/NEWS: Revert changes.
* Support Go language in 'etags'lu4nx2016-01-301-0/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * lib-src/etags.c <Ruby_help>: Fix documentation of Ruby tags. <Go_help>: New help. <Go_suffixes>: New variable. (Go_functions): New function. <lang_names>: Add entry for Go. (Bug#22370) * doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Tag Syntax): Document Go support. * doc/man/etags.1: Mention Go support. * etc/NEWS: Mention Go support. * test/etags/go-src/test.go: * test/etags/go-src/test1.go: New test files. * test/etags/Makefile (GOSRC): New variable. (SRCS): Add $(GOSRC). * test/etags/ETAGS.good_1: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_2: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_3: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_4: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_5: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_6: * test/etags/CTAGS.good: Adapt to addition of Go tests.
* Improve Ruby support in 'etags'Eli Zaretskii2016-01-301-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * lib-src/etags.c (Ruby_functions): Tag constants. Don't tag singleton classes. Remove class qualifiers from tags generated for method and constant names. (Bug#22241) * doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Tag Syntax): Mention that constants are tagged by etags in Ruby. * etc/NEWS: Mention that constants are tagged by etags in Ruby. * test/etags/ruby-src/test1.ruby: Add more tests. * test/etags/ETAGS.good_1: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_2: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_3: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_4: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_5: * test/etags/ETAGS.good_6: * test/etags/CTAGS.good: Adapt to the changes in etags and in Ruby tests.
* Document xwidget commands and functionsEli Zaretskii2016-01-302-0/+23
| | | | | | | | | * doc/lispref/display.texi (Xwidgets): New section, describes some of the xwidget primitives. * doc/lispref/display.texi (Display): Update the chapter menu. * doc/emacs/misc.texi (Embedded WebKit Widgets): New section. * doc/emacs/emacs.texi (Top): Update the master menu to include the xwidget node.
* C-u C-x = example doc fixPaul Eggert2016-01-261-2/+3
| | | | | * doc/emacs/mule.texi (International Chars): Adjust example to match current behavior of C-u C-x =.
* ; Fix a typo in the user manualEli Zaretskii2016-01-261-1/+1
| | | | | * doc/emacs/anti.texi (Antinews): Fix typo. Reported by Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it>.
* * doc/emacs/mark.texi (Using Region): Clarify wording. (Bug#22467)Eli Zaretskii2016-01-261-6/+7
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* * lisp/files.el: Use a fixed file name for the second dir-locals fileArtur Malabarba2016-01-251-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (dir-locals-file): Revert to its original fixed value. (dir-locals-file-2): New const. (dir-locals--all-files): Don't use `file-name-all-completions'. Instead, just check for the 2 dir-locals files and return a list of the ones that exit (if any). * etc/NEWS: Document the change. * doc/emacs/custom.texi (Directory Variables): Document the change. * doc/lispref/variables.texi (Directory Local Variables): Update accordingly.
* Spelling fixesPaul Eggert2016-01-251-1/+1
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* Expunge "allow" + infinitive without direct object from source and doc.Alan Mackenzie2016-01-241-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Do the same for "permit", "enable", and "prevent". * doc/emacs/mule.texi: * doc/lispref/control.texi: * doc/lispref/display.texi: * doc/lispref/frames.texi: * doc/lispref/functions.texi: * doc/lispref/nonascii.texi: * doc/lispref/streams.texi: * doc/lispref/windows.texi: * doc/misc/dbus.texi: * doc/misc/eww.texi: * doc/misc/flymake.texi: * doc/misc/octave-mode.texi: * doc/misc/org.texi: * doc/misc/reftex.texi: * doc/misc/tramp.texi: * doc/misc/wisent.texi: * etc/NEWS: * lisp/autorevert.el: * lisp/cedet/mode-local.el: * lisp/cedet/semantic/senator.el: * lisp/cedet/semantic/wisent.el: * lisp/dos-fns.el: * lisp/frameset.el: * lisp/gnus/gnus-agent.el: * lisp/gnus/mm-util.el: * lisp/international/characters.el: * lisp/ldefs-boot.el: * lisp/mail/mailclient.el: * lisp/man.el: * lisp/mh-e/mh-search.el: * lisp/net/tramp-cmds.el: * lisp/net/tramp-gvfs.el: * lisp/org/org-crypt.el: * lisp/org/org-element.el: * lisp/org/org-feed.el: * lisp/org/org.el: * lisp/org/ox-ascii.el: * lisp/org/ox-icalendar.el: * lisp/org/ox-publish.el: * lisp/org/ox.el: * lisp/play/gamegrid.el: * lisp/play/gomoku.el: * lisp/progmodes/antlr-mode.el: * lisp/progmodes/python.el: * lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el: * lisp/strokes.el: * lisp/textmodes/ispell.el: * lisp/tree-widget.el: * lisp/vc/pcvs.el: * lisp/window.el: * src/lisp.h: * src/w32.c: * src/w32heap.c: * src/w32term.c: * src/window.c: * src/xfaces.c: Replace solecisms like "This allow to do something" with a correct alternative, such as "This allow you to do something", "This allows something to be done" or "This allows the doing of something".
* ; ChangeLog fixesNicolas Petton2016-01-241-2/+2
| | | | | | * ChangeLog.2: * doc/emacs/ChangeLog.1: * lisp/ChangeLog.17: Fix ChangeLog entries
* Rename xref-query-replace to xref-query-replace-in-resultsDmitry Gutov2016-01-242-8/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | | * lisp/progmodes/xref.el(xref-query-replace): Rename to xref-query-replace-in-results. (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-01/msg01240.html) * lisp/progmodes/xref.el (xref--xref-buffer-mode-map): * lisp/dired-aux.el (dired-do-find-regexp-and-replace): * doc/emacs/dired.texi (Operating on Files): * doc/emacs/maintaining.texi (Xref Commands) (Identifier Search, Identifier Search): Update accordingly.