From 3ae23222ce96c59135f810b564cee84e3340a019 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 19:06:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] For C-x =, explain how to use CTRL key. --- man/screen.texi | 20 +++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/screen.texi b/man/screen.texi index b2b96d7184c..fc364d86071 100644 --- a/man/screen.texi +++ b/man/screen.texi @@ -134,15 +134,17 @@ flashing the screen. The error also discards any input you have typed ahead. Some commands display informative messages in the echo area. These -messages look much like error messages, but they are not announced with -a beep and do not throw away input. Sometimes the message tells you -what the command has done, when this is not obvious from looking at the -text being edited. Sometimes the sole purpose of a command is to show -you a message giving you specific information---for example, @kbd{C-x =} -displays a message describing the character position of point in the text -and its current column in the window. Commands that take a long time -often display messages ending in @samp{...} while they are working, and -add @samp{done} at the end when they are finished. +messages look much like error messages, but they are not announced +with a beep and do not throw away input. Sometimes the message tells +you what the command has done, when this is not obvious from looking +at the text being edited. Sometimes the sole purpose of a command is +to show you a message giving you specific information---for example, +@kbd{C-x =} (hold down @key{CTRL} and type @kbd{x}, then let go of +@key{CTRL} and type @kbd{=}) displays a message describing the +character position of point in the text and its current column in the +window. Commands that take a long time often display messages ending +in @samp{...} while they are working, and add @samp{done} at the end +when they are finished. @cindex @samp{*Messages*} buffer @cindex saved echo area messages -- 2.39.2