X-Git-Url: http://git.chise.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Flispref%2Fpositions.texi;h=abb7791a458b1f2823840b5099b4d2988782bc45;hb=3abd1ca6f577c503676bc00b71b8d536ce83644b;hp=85e05a791d53a98b95ce6cbac3ef87625773b3eb;hpb=98a6e4055a1fa624c592ac06f79287d55196ca37;p=chise%2Fxemacs-chise.git- diff --git a/man/lispref/positions.texi b/man/lispref/positions.texi index 85e05a7..abb7791 100644 --- a/man/lispref/positions.texi +++ b/man/lispref/positions.texi @@ -193,28 +193,27 @@ In an interactive call, @var{count} is the numeric prefix argument. These functions for parsing words use the syntax table to decide whether a given character is part of a word. @xref{Syntax Tables}. -@deffn Command forward-word count &optional buffer +@deffn Command forward-word &optional count buffer This function moves point forward @var{count} words (or backward if @var{count} is negative). Normally it returns @code{t}. If this motion encounters the beginning or end of the buffer, or the limits of the accessible portion when narrowing is in effect, point stops there and -the value is @code{nil}. @var{buffer} defaults to the current buffer if -omitted. +the value is @code{nil}. + +@var{count} defaults to @code{1} and @var{buffer} defaults to the +current buffer. In an interactive call, @var{count} is set to the numeric prefix argument. @end deffn -@deffn Command backward-word count &optional buffer +@deffn Command backward-word &optional count buffer This function is just like @code{forward-word}, except that it moves backward until encountering the front of a word, rather than forward. @var{buffer} defaults to the current buffer if omitted. In an interactive call, @var{count} is set to the numeric prefix argument. - -This function is rarely used in programs, as it is more efficient to -call @code{forward-word} with a negative argument. @end deffn @defvar words-include-escapes @@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ least one line unless it is empty. With optional @var{ignore-invisible-lines-flag} non-@code{nil}, lines collapsed with selective-display are excluded from the line count. -@strong{Note:} The expression to return the current line number is not +@strong{N.B.} The expression to return the current line number is not obvious: @example @@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ expressions (also called @dfn{sexps} in connection with moving across them in XEmacs). The syntax table controls how these functions interpret various characters; see @ref{Syntax Tables}. @xref{Parsing Expressions}, for lower-level primitives for scanning sexps or parts of -sexps. For user-level commands, see @ref{Lists and Sexps,,, emacs, XEmacs +sexps. For user-level commands, see @ref{Lists and Sexps,,, xemacs, XEmacs Reference Manual}. @deffn Command forward-list &optional arg