If DERIVE is t, RefTeX will try to derive a sensible label from context.
A section label for example will be derived from the section heading.
-The conversion of the context to a legal label is governed by the
+The conversion of the context to a valid label is governed by the
specifications given in `reftex-derive-label-parameters'.
If RefTeX fails to derive a label, it will prompt the user.
If DERIVE is nil, the label generated will consist of the prefix and a
(string :tag "selected label types" ""))))
(defcustom reftex-string-to-label-function 'reftex-string-to-label
- "Function to turn an arbitrary string into a legal label.
+ "Function to turn an arbitrary string into a valid label.
RefTeX's default function uses the variable `reftex-derive-label-parameters'."
:group 'reftex-making-and-inserting-labels
:type 'symbol)
(defcustom reftex-translate-to-ascii-function 'reftex-latin1-to-ascii
"Filter function which will process a context string before it is used
to derive a label from it. The intended application is to convert ISO or
-Mule characters into something legal in labels. The default function
+Mule characters into something valid in labels. The default function
removes the accents from Latin-1 characters. X-Symbol (>=2.6) sets this
variable to the much more general `x-symbol-translate-to-ascii'."
:group 'reftex-making-and-inserting-labels
The final entry may also be a symbol if this entry has a association
in the variable `reftex-index-macros-builtin' to specify the main
-indexing package you are using. Legal values are currently
+indexing package you are using. Valid values are currently
default The LaTeX default - unnecessary to specify this one
multind The multind.sty package
index The index.sty package
When working with multiple indexes, RefTeX queries for an index tag when
creating index entries or displaying a specific index. This variable controls
the default offered for these queries. The default can be selected with RET
-during selection or completion. Legal values of this variable are:
+during selection or completion. Valid values of this variable are:
nil Do not provide a default index
\"tag\" The default index tag given as a string, e.g. \"idx\".
TYPE: File type like \"bib\" or \"tex\".
DEF-EXT: The default extension for that file type, like \".tex\" or \".bib\".
-OTHER-EXT: Any number of other legal extensions for this file type.
+OTHER-EXT: Any number of other valid extensions for this file type.
-When a files is searched and it does not have any of the legal extensions,
+When a files is searched and it does not have any of the valid extensions,
we try the default extension first, and then the naked file name.
If you are using AUCTeX, you also need to add new extensions to