From 041aabd8a55136bf308b93feb55319231fd58cd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luc Teirlinck Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:39:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Buffers): Maximum buffer size is now 256M on 32-bit machines. (Several Buffers): Clarify which buffer is selected if `2' is pressed in the Buffer Menu. (Several Buffers): Auto Revert mode can be used to update the Buffer Menu automatically. --- man/ChangeLog | 9 +++++++++ man/buffers.texi | 19 +++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog index 03069fa86ac..eead2deac38 100644 --- a/man/ChangeLog +++ b/man/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2004-08-21 Luc Teirlinck + + * buffers.texi (Buffers): Maximum buffer size is now 256M on + 32-bit machines. + (Several Buffers): Clarify which buffer is selected if `2' is + pressed in the Buffer Menu. + Auto Revert mode can be used to update the Buffer Menu + automatically. + 2004-08-21 Eli Zaretskii * help.texi (Misc Help): Add an index entry for finding an Info diff --git a/man/buffers.texi b/man/buffers.texi index c2d2a3f76e3..558b636de60 100644 --- a/man/buffers.texi +++ b/man/buffers.texi @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @c This is part of the Emacs manual. -@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000, 2001 +@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 2000, 2001, 2004 @c Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. @node Buffers, Windows, Files, Top @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ the value in other buffers. @xref{Locals}. A buffer's size cannot be larger than some maximum, which is defined by the largest buffer position representable by the @dfn{Emacs integer} data type. This is because Emacs tracks buffer positions using that -data type. For 32-bit machines, the largest buffer size is 128 +data type. For 32-bit machines, the largest buffer size is 256 megabytes. @menu @@ -395,9 +395,9 @@ select the window. @item 1 Immediately select this line's buffer in a full-screen window. @item 2 -Immediately set up two windows, with this line's buffer in one, and the -previously current buffer (aside from the buffer @samp{*Buffer List*}) -in the other. +Immediately set up two windows, with this line's buffer selected in +one, and the previously current buffer (aside from the buffer +@samp{*Buffer List*}) displayed in the other. @item b Bury the buffer listed on this line. @item m @@ -427,12 +427,19 @@ window. If you run @code{list-buffers} (that is, type @kbd{C-x C-b}) and select the buffer list manually, you can use all of the commands described here. - The buffer @samp{*Buffer List*} is not updated automatically when + Normally, the buffer @samp{*Buffer List*} is not updated automatically when buffers are created and killed; its contents are just text. If you have created, deleted or renamed buffers, the way to update @samp{*Buffer List*} to show what you have done is to type @kbd{g} (@code{revert-buffer}) or repeat the @code{buffer-menu} command. + The @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer does automatically update every +@code{auto-revert-interval} seconds if you enable Auto Revert mode in +it. (As long as it is not marked modified.) Global Auto Revert mode +does not update the @samp{*Buffer List*} buffer by default, but it +does if @code{global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers} is non-@code{nil}. +@inforef{Autorevert,, emacs-xtra}, for details. + The command @code{buffer-menu-other-window} works the same as @code{buffer-menu}, except that it displays the buffers list in another window. -- 2.39.2