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| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2010-03-30 13:59:26 +0300 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2010-03-30 13:59:26 +0300 |
| commit | ce79424fc800cfa7e31a7c655596b6f0c4f663eb (patch) | |
| tree | 3701ece09529a0c599e08ab73c29bf1d5ac7f636 | |
| parent | 9ae6e189241f0b917d9b9c299738c79240151c59 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-ce79424fc800cfa7e31a7c655596b6f0c4f663eb.tar.gz | |
Improve documentation of "C-x 8 RET".
mule.texi (Input Methods): Mention "C-x 8 RET" and add a
cross-reference to "Inserting Text".
basic.texi (Inserting Text): Add an index entry for "C-x 8 RET".
Mention completion provided by `ucs-insert'.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/emacs/basic.texi | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/emacs/mule.texi | 5 |
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 8c580649f88..0ffd413c1f0 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2010-03-30 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> + + * mule.texi (Input Methods): Mention "C-x 8 RET" and add a + cross-reference to "Inserting Text". + + * basic.texi (Inserting Text): Add an index entry for "C-x 8 RET". + Mention completion provided by `ucs-insert'. + 2010-03-28 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> * sending.texi (Sending Mail): Note variables that may need diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi index 7a917e58a56..ae04ebf9c41 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi @@ -100,13 +100,15 @@ character code, just like digits. character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}). @findex ucs-insert +@kindex C-x 8 RET @cindex Unicode Instead of @kbd{C-q}, you can use @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}} (@code{ucs-insert}) to insert a character based on its Unicode name or code-point. This commands prompts for a character to insert, using the minibuffer; you can specify the character using either (i) the character's name in the Unicode standard, or (ii) the character's -code-point in the Unicode standard. +code-point in the Unicode standard. If you specify the character's +name, the command provides completion. @node Moving Point @section Changing the Location of Point diff --git a/doc/emacs/mule.texi b/doc/emacs/mule.texi index c00511b4dce..1104b2aa817 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mule.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mule.texi @@ -533,6 +533,11 @@ most input methods---some disable this feature). If possible characters to type next is displayed in the echo area (but not when you are in the minibuffer). + Another facility for typing characters not on your keyboard is by +using the @kbd{C-x 8 @key{RET}} (@code{ucs-insert}) to insert a single +character based on its Unicode name or code-point; see @ref{Inserting +Text}. + @node Select Input Method @section Selecting an Input Method |