From: Glenn Morris Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:06:14 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Small faq edits X-Git-Tag: emacs-24.0.96~35 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dae39d9c22bb027038b698aea2102a9ad10c4c35;p=emacs.git Small faq edits * doc/misc/faq.texi (Major packages and programs): Remove section. There is no point listing 6 packages (cf etc/MORE.STUFF). (Finding Emacs and related packages): Move "Spell-checkers" here. --- diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index 0fb57dcad46..ea549e41b58 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2012-04-21 Glenn Morris + + * faq.texi (Major packages and programs): Remove section. + There is no point listing 6 packages (cf etc/MORE.STUFF). + (Finding Emacs and related packages): Move "Spell-checkers" here. + 2012-04-20 Glenn Morris * faq.texi (New in Emacs 24): New section. diff --git a/doc/misc/faq.texi b/doc/misc/faq.texi index 0f20c41c8eb..7b8ba05e96f 100644 --- a/doc/misc/faq.texi +++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi @@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ Emacs, the Emacs manual is often the best starting point. * Bugs and problems:: * Compiling and installing Emacs:: * Finding Emacs and related packages:: -* Major packages and programs:: * Key bindings:: * Alternate character sets:: * Mail and news:: @@ -3242,6 +3241,7 @@ problem (@pxref{Reporting bugs}). * Finding Emacs on the Internet:: * Finding a package with particular functionality:: * Packages that do not come with Emacs:: +* Spell-checkers:: * Current GNU distributions:: * Difference between Emacs and XEmacs:: * Emacs for minimalists:: @@ -3323,6 +3323,29 @@ Several packages are stored in Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about external packages. +@node Spell-checkers +@section Spell-checkers +@cindex Spell-checker +@cindex Checking spelling +@cindex Ispell +@cindex Aspell +@cindex Hunspell + +Various spell-checkers are compatible with Emacs, including: + +@table @b + +@item GNU Aspell +@uref{http://aspell.net/} + +@item Ispell +@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html} + +@item Hunspell +@uref{http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/} + +@end table + @node Current GNU distributions @section Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff? @cindex Current GNU distributions @@ -3442,124 +3465,6 @@ See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution. Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively. See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution. -@c ------------------------------------------------------------ -@node Major packages and programs -@chapter Major packages and programs -@cindex Major packages and programs - -@menu -* VM:: -* AUCTeX:: -* BBDB:: -* Spell-checkers:: -* Emacs/W3:: -* EDB:: -* JDEE:: -@end menu - -@node VM -@section VM (View Mail) --- another mail reader within Emacs, with MIME support -@cindex VM -@cindex Alternative mail software -@cindex View Mail -@cindex E-mail reader, VM - -@table @b - -@item Web site -@uref{http://launchpad.net/vm} -(was @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/viewmail/}) - -@item Informational newsgroup -@uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.info}@* - -@item Bug reports newsgroup -@uref{news:gnu.emacs.vm.bug}@* -@end table - -VM was originally written by @uref{http://www.wonderworks.com/vm/,Kyle Jones}. -@uref{ftp://ftp.wonderworks.com/pub/vm/,Older versions} of VM remain -available. - - -@node AUCTeX -@section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities -@cindex Mode for @TeX{} -@cindex @TeX{} mode -@cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{} -@cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{} - -AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX, -ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting, -indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell -functionality, and debugging. Be also sure to check out -@ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{} User Manual}. -Current versions of AUC@TeX{} include the -@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex.html,preview-latex} -package for WYSIWYG previews of various LaTeX constructs in the Emacs -source buffer. - -@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/, AUCTeX} - -@node BBDB -@section BBDB --- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers -@cindex BBDB -@cindex Rolodex-like functionality -@cindex Integrated contact database -@cindex Contact database -@cindex Big Brother Database -@cindex Address book - -@uref{http://bbdb.sourceforge.net/, The Insidious Big Brother Database} - -@node Spell-checkers -@section Spell-checkers -@cindex Spell-checker -@cindex Checking spelling -@cindex Ispell -@cindex Aspell -@cindex Hunspell - -Various spell-checkers are compatible with Emacs, including: - -@table @b - -@item GNU Aspell -@uref{http://aspell.net/} - -@item Ispell -@uref{http://fmg-www.cs.ucla.edu/geoff/ispell.html} - -@item Hunspell -@uref{http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/} - -@end table - -@node Emacs/W3 -@section Emacs/W3 --- A World Wide Web browser inside of Emacs -@cindex WWW browser -@cindex Web browser -@cindex HTML browser in Emacs -@cindex @code{w3-mode} - -@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/w3/, Emacs/W3} - -@node EDB -@section EDB --- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes -@cindex EDB -@cindex Database -@cindex Forms mode - -@uref{http://gnuvola.org/software/edb/, The Emacs Database} - -@node JDEE -@section JDEE --- Integrated development environment for Java -@cindex Java development environment -@cindex Integrated Java development environment -@cindex JDEE - -@uref{http://jdee.sourceforge.net/, A Java Development Environment for Emacs} - @c ------------------------------------------------------------ @node Key bindings @chapter Key bindings