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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 f3546a2: Improve the "Basic" chapter of the Emacs


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 f3546a2: Improve the "Basic" chapter of the Emacs manual
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:31:55 -0500 (EST)

branch: emacs-26
commit f3546a248509c74db1cc004e45216273d8c35166
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>

    Improve the "Basic" chapter of the Emacs manual
    
    * doc/emacs/basic.texi (Inserting Text): De-confuse text.
    (Position Info): Add a cross-reference to where
    display-line-numbers-mode is described.  Reported by Joshua
    Branson <address@hidden> in address@hidden
---
 doc/emacs/basic.texi | 16 ++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index b59ccf6..edb3d08 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ Unicode), or a number with a specified radix, e.g., 
@code{#o23072}
 Manual}.  The command then inserts the corresponding character into
 the buffer.
 
-  In some contexts, if you type a quotation using grave accent and
-apostrophe @t{`like this'}, it is converted to a form @t{‘like this’}
-using single quotation marks.  Similarly, typing a quotation @t{``like
-this''} using double grave accent and apostrophe converts it to a form
address@hidden this”} using double quotation marks.  @xref{Quotation Marks}.
-
   For example, the following all insert the same character:
 
 @example
@@ -151,6 +145,13 @@ this''} using double grave accent and apostrophe converts 
it to a form
   A numeric argument to @kbd{C-q} or @kbd{C-x 8 ...} specifies
 how many copies of the character to insert (@pxref{Arguments}).
 
+  In addition, in some contexts, if you type a quotation using grave
+accent and apostrophe @t{`like this'}, it is converted to a form
address@hidden this’} using single quotation marks, even without @kbd{C-x 8}
+commands.  Similarly, typing a quotation @t{``like this''} using
+double grave accent and apostrophe converts it to a form @t{“like
+this”} using double quotation marks.  @xref{Quotation Marks}.
+
 @node Moving Point
 @section Changing the Location of Point
 
@@ -711,6 +712,9 @@ where the two extra numbers give the smallest and largest 
character
 position that point is allowed to assume.  The characters between
 those two positions are the accessible ones.  @xref{Narrowing}.
 
+  Related, but different feature is @code{display-line-numbers-mode}
+(@pxref{Display Custom}).
+
 @node Arguments
 @section Numeric Arguments
 @cindex numeric arguments



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