From: Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:53:30 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Documentation Tips): Help mode now creates hyperlinks for URLs.
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(Documentation Tips): Help mode now creates hyperlinks for URLs.
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diff --git a/lispref/ChangeLog b/lispref/ChangeLog
index 16ffc6ec34d..16715350df2 100644
--- a/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-10-28  Bill Wohler  <wohler@newt.com>
+
+	* tips.texi (Documentation Tips): Help mode now creates hyperlinks
+	for URLs.
+
 2005-10-28  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
 	* minibuf.texi (Completion Commands): Clean up prev change.
diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi
index 4813ac41542..ee2a7ba83e0 100644
--- a/lispref/tips.texi
+++ b/lispref/tips.texi
@@ -774,6 +774,14 @@ file name defaults to @samp{emacs}.  For example,
 See Info node `Font Lock' and Info node `(elisp)Font Lock Basics'.
 @end smallexample
 
+Finally, to create a hyperlink to URLs, write the URL in single
+quotes, preceded by @samp{URL}. For example,
+
+@smallexample
+The home page for the GNU project has more information (see URL
+`http://www.gnu.org/').
+@end smallexample
+
 @item
 Don't write key sequences directly in documentation strings.  Instead,
 use the @samp{\\[@dots{}]} construct to stand for them.  For example,