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authorEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2016-11-07 18:57:28 +0200
committerEli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>2016-11-07 18:57:28 +0200
commit3b199f7c77906f13a778b38a3b5fcdfb59a56ceb (patch)
treef6b9e876b77e6ac891b8aebea2a1d7adc12410cd
parent93d3a0e3025c0b939856a75c45494c41c6d357d9 (diff)
downloademacs-3b199f7c77906f13a778b38a3b5fcdfb59a56ceb.tar.gz
Improve documentation of some Help commands
* doc/emacs/help.texi (Help Mode): Fix mistake in key sequences. Mention the 'l' and 'r' keys. (Misc Help): Mention that 'C-h m' describes key bindings. (Bug#24890)
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/help.texi12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index 4b7b7fc6315..64da8907172 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -411,8 +411,10 @@ Follow a hyperlink that you click on.
Show all documentation about the symbol at point
(@code{help-follow-symbol}).
@item C-c C-f
+@itemx r
Go forward to the next help topic (@code{help-go-forward}).
@item C-c C-b
+@itemx l
Go back to the previous help topic (@code{help-go-back}).
@end table
@@ -422,15 +424,18 @@ Go back to the previous help topic (@code{help-go-back}).
@findex help-go-forward
@kindex RET @r{(Help mode)}
@kindex C-c C-b @r{(Help mode)}
+@kindex l @r{(Help mode)}
@kindex C-c C-f @r{(Help mode)}
+@kindex r @r{(Help mode)}
When a function name, variable name, or face name (@pxref{Faces})
appears in the documentation in the help buffer, it is normally an
underlined @dfn{hyperlink}. To view the associated documentation,
move point there and type @key{RET} (@code{help-follow}), or click on
the hyperlink with @kbd{mouse-1} or @kbd{mouse-2}. Doing so replaces
the contents of the help buffer; to retrace your steps, type @kbd{C-c
-C-b} (@code{help-go-back}). While retracing your steps, you can go
-forward by using @kbd{C-c C-b} (@code{help-go-forward}).
+C-b} or @kbd{l} (@code{help-go-back}). While retracing your steps,
+you can go forward by using @kbd{C-c C-f} or @kbd{r}
+(@code{help-go-forward}).
@cindex URL, viewing in help
@cindex help, viewing web pages
@@ -556,7 +561,8 @@ commands that you are not familiar with, you can use @kbd{C-h k} or
Each Emacs major mode typically redefines a few keys and makes other
changes in how editing works. @kbd{C-h m} (@code{describe-mode})
displays documentation on the current major mode, which normally
-describes the commands and features that are changed in this mode.
+describes the commands and features that are changed in this mode, and
+also its key bindings.
@kindex C-h b
@findex describe-bindings