From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2022 12:17:03 +0000 (+0300) Subject: ; * doc/emacs/mark.texi (Mark): Improve wording. X-Git-Tag: emacs-29.0.90~1856^2~717 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0773d1a03a181ef0912b1c83720adabf0395d46b;p=emacs.git ; * doc/emacs/mark.texi (Mark): Improve wording. --- diff --git a/doc/emacs/mark.texi b/doc/emacs/mark.texi index b5956cc85b8..db96093a171 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mark.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mark.texi @@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ the mark; this turns off the highlighting. You can also explicitly deactivate the mark at any time, by typing @kbd{C-g} (@pxref{Quitting}). - Many commands limit what they do to the active region. For -instance, the @kbd{M-%} command (which replaces matching text) -normally works on the entire visible part of the buffer, but if you -have an active region, it'll work on just that region instead. + Many commands limit the text on which they operate to the active +region. For instance, the @kbd{M-%} command (which replaces matching +text) normally works on the entire accessible portion of the buffer, +but if you have an active region, it'll work only on that region +instead. The mark is useful even if it is not active. For example, you can move to previous mark locations using the mark ring. @xref{Mark