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authorGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2012-04-20 20:06:14 -0400
committerGlenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>2012-04-20 20:06:14 -0400
commitdae39d9c22bb027038b698aea2102a9ad10c4c35 (patch)
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parentde649682ac078409e08b7f5f68fbcaec7eb1bc25 (diff)
downloademacs-dae39d9c22bb027038b698aea2102a9ad10c4c35.tar.gz
Small faq edits
* doc/misc/faq.texi (Major packages and programs): Remove section. There is no point listing 6 packages (cf etc/MORE.STUFF). (Finding Emacs and related packages): Move "Spell-checkers" here.
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/faq.texi143
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 119 deletions
diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index 0fb57dcad46..ea549e41b58 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-04-21 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * faq.texi (Major packages and programs): Remove section.
+ There is no point listing 6 packages (cf etc/MORE.STUFF).
+ (Finding Emacs and related packages): Move "Spell-checkers" here.
+
2012-04-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* faq.texi (New in Emacs 24): New section.
diff --git a/doc/misc/faq.texi b/doc/misc/faq.texi
index 0f20c41c8eb..7b8ba05e96f 100644
--- a/doc/misc/faq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ Emacs, the Emacs manual is often the best starting point.
* Bugs and problems::
* Compiling and installing Emacs::
* Finding Emacs and related packages::
-* Major packages and programs::
* Key bindings::
* Alternate character sets::
* Mail and news::
@@ -3242,6 +3241,7 @@ problem (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
* Finding Emacs on the Internet::
* Finding a package with particular functionality::
* Packages that do not come with Emacs::
+* Spell-checkers::
* Current GNU distributions::
* Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
* Emacs for minimalists::
@@ -3323,6 +3323,29 @@ Several packages are stored in
Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about
external packages.
+@node Spell-checkers
+@section Spell-checkers
+@cindex Spell-checker
+@cindex Checking spelling
+@cindex Ispell
+@cindex Aspell
+@cindex Hunspell
+
+Various spell-checkers are compatible with Emacs, including:
+
+@table @b
+
+@item GNU Aspell
+@uref{http://aspell.net/}
+
+@item Ispell
+@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
+
+@item Hunspell
+@uref{http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/}
+
+@end table
+
@node Current GNU distributions
@section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
@cindex Current GNU distributions
@@ -3443,124 +3466,6 @@ Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively.
See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution.
@c ------------------------------------------------------------
-@node Major packages and programs
-@chapter Major packages and programs
-@cindex Major packages and programs
-
-@menu
-* VM::
-* AUCTeX::
-* BBDB::
-* Spell-checkers::
-* Emacs/W3::
-* EDB::
-* JDEE::
-@end menu
-
-@node VM
-@section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support
-@cindex VM
-@cindex Alternative mail software
-@cindex View Mail
-@cindex E-mail reader, VM
-
-@table @b
-
-@item Web site
-@uref{http://launchpad.net/vm}
-(was @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/})
-
-@item Informational newsgroup
-@uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@*
-
-@item Bug reports newsgroup
-@uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@*
-@end table
-
-VM was originally written by @uref{http://www.wonderworks.com/vm/,Kyle Jones}.
-@uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/,Older versions} of VM remain
-available.
-
-
-@node AUCTeX
-@section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities
-@cindex Mode for @TeX{}
-@cindex @TeX{} mode
-@cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{}
-@cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}
-
-AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX,
-ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting,
-indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell
-functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out
-@ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}.
-Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex.html,preview-latex}
-package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs
-source buffer.
-
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/, AUCTeX}
-
-@node BBDB
-@section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers
-@cindex BBDB
-@cindex Rolodex-like functionality
-@cindex Integrated contact database
-@cindex Contact database
-@cindex Big Brother Database
-@cindex Address book
-
-@uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/, The Insidious Big Brother Database}
-
-@node Spell-checkers
-@section Spell-checkers
-@cindex Spell-checker
-@cindex Checking spelling
-@cindex Ispell
-@cindex Aspell
-@cindex Hunspell
-
-Various spell-checkers are compatible with Emacs, including:
-
-@table @b
-
-@item GNU Aspell
-@uref{http://aspell.net/}
-
-@item Ispell
-@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html}
-
-@item Hunspell
-@uref{http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/}
-
-@end table
-
-@node Emacs/W3
-@section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs
-@cindex WWW browser
-@cindex Web browser
-@cindex HTML browser in Emacs
-@cindex @code{w3-mode}
-
-@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/w3/, Emacs/W3}
-
-@node EDB
-@section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes
-@cindex EDB
-@cindex Database
-@cindex Forms mode
-
-@uref{http://gnuvola.org/software/edb/, The Emacs Database}
-
-@node JDEE
-@section JDEE --- Integrated development environment for Java
-@cindex Java development environment
-@cindex Integrated Java development environment
-@cindex JDEE
-
-@uref{http://jdee.sourceforge.net/, A Java Development Environment for Emacs}
-
-@c ------------------------------------------------------------
@node Key bindings
@chapter Key bindings
@cindex Key bindings