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authorLars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2011-07-14 20:37:53 +0200
committerLars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>2011-07-14 20:37:53 +0200
commitfb23ecc296a8146d4c00066049edc0c2e680c101 (patch)
tree445e31d3e8f9094182846fb1847099e154e5b74a
parent6468f31c787a2208a9f5ca4e6dac4680be4a4694 (diff)
downloademacs-fb23ecc296a8146d4c00066049edc0c2e680c101.tar.gz
Manual fix for the dribble file
* trouble.texi (Checklist): Use an `M-x' example instead of an Emacs Lisp form to switch on the dribble file. Fixes: debbugs:8056
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/trouble.texi11
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index e21a02f700f..531bf206a80 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-07-14 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
+
+ * trouble.texi (Checklist): Use an `M-x' example instead of an
+ Emacs Lisp form to switch on the dribble file (bug#8056).
+
2011-07-13 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
* custom.texi (Hooks): Mention buffer-local hooks (bug#6218).
diff --git a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
index 28c0285cf03..4be892639fc 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/trouble.texi
@@ -698,15 +698,8 @@ If at all possible, give a full recipe for an Emacs started with the
@cindex dribble file
@cindex logging keystrokes
One way to record the input to Emacs precisely is to write a dribble
-file. To start the file, execute the Lisp expression
-
-@example
-(open-dribble-file "~/dribble")
-@end example
-
-@noindent
-using @kbd{M-:} or from the @samp{*scratch*} buffer just after
-starting Emacs. From then on, Emacs copies all your input to the
+file. To start the file, use the @kbd{M-x open-dribble-file
+@key{RET}} command. From then on, Emacs copies all your input to the
specified dribble file until the Emacs process is killed.
@item