X-Git-Url: http://git.chise.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fnew-users-guide%2Fedit.texi;h=0efac03a8f3bc20f992c2e71c4284ce12b260251;hb=990fa72bf37137c87245f99fdb04eda289d5aa54;hp=536d32ffaba8922e5f7c93d826ffb685e6e200ff;hpb=6883ee56ec887c2c48abe5b06b5e66aa74031910;p=chise%2Fxemacs-chise.git diff --git a/man/new-users-guide/edit.texi b/man/new-users-guide/edit.texi index 536d32f..0efac03 100644 --- a/man/new-users-guide/edit.texi +++ b/man/new-users-guide/edit.texi @@ -71,10 +71,20 @@ the cursor). The cursor and all characters after it move backwards. Therefore, if you type a printing character and then type @key{DEL}, they cancel out. + Unfortunately, computer and keyboard manufacturers differ over the +name of the @key{DEL} key. This is the key at the far right of the row +of keys containing the digits, usually immediately above the @kbd{RET} +key. It is usually labelled ``Backspace'' or ``Delete'' or some +abbreviation. Modern keyboards will often have another key labelled +``Del'' in the @emph{edit keypad} (along with an ``Ins'' key and perhaps +some others). This is not the @kbd{DEL} key referred to here. It +usually deletes @emph{forward} in Emacs. + @kindex RET @cindex newline @findex auto-fill-mode - To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}. This + To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}. On some +keyboards, this key is labelled ``Enter''. This inserts a newline character in the buffer. If point is in the middle of a line, @key{RET} splits the line. Typing @key{DEL} when the cursor is at the beginning of a line rubs out the newline before the line, thus @@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ Move the cursor to the end of the line (@code{end-of-line}). Move the cursor forward one word (@code{forward-word}). @item M-b @findex backward-word -Move the cursor backword one word (@code{backward-word}). +Move the cursor backward one word (@code{backward-word}). @item M-< Move the cursor to the top of the buffer (@code{beginning-of-buffer}). @item M-> @@ -241,24 +251,24 @@ forward one character). Negative arguments are also allowed. Often they tell a command to move or act backwards. For example, if you want to move down ten lines, type the following: @example -C-u 10 C-n RET +C-u 10 C-n @end example @noindent -After you press @key{RET} key, the cursor will move ten lines +After you press the @kbd{C-n} key, the cursor will move ten lines downward. You can also type: @example -M-10 C-n RET +M-10 C-n @end example @noindent Both @kbd{C-u} and @kbd{M-} allow you to give numeric arguments. If you want to move ten lines backward, you can also give negative arguments, like: @example -C-u -10 C-n RET +C-u -10 C-n @end example @noindent OR you could also type: @example -M--10 C-n RET +M--10 C-n @end example @noindent You can obviously use @kbd{C-b} to move backward rather than giving