From 4e8e2a18dabdc3fa4f879cff5aa43fb43bcba8e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:25:08 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] ; * doc/emacs/glossary.texi (Glossary): Improve the "symbol" entry. --- doc/emacs/glossary.texi | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi index f7137284d20..63f690712a8 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi @@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ delimiter for you (@pxref{Matching,,Matching Parens}). @anchor{Glossary---Balanced Expression} @item Balanced Expressions A balanced expression is a syntactically recognizable expression, such -as a symbol, number, string constant, block, or parenthesized expression -in C@. @xref{Expressions,Balanced Expressions}. +as a symbol (q.v.@:), number, string constant, block, or parenthesized +expression in C@. @xref{Expressions,Balanced Expressions}. @item Balloon Help @xref{Glossary---Tooltips}. @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ a key binding in Emacs or to be invoked by its name @anchor{Glossary---Command Name} @item Command Name -A command name is the name of a Lisp symbol that is a command +A command name is the name of a Lisp symbol (q.v.@:) that is a command (@pxref{Commands}). You can invoke any command by its name using @kbd{M-x} (@pxref{M-x,M-x,Running Commands by Name}). @@ -1335,8 +1335,9 @@ allowed as well. @xref{Glossary---Global Substitution}. @item Symbol -A symbol in Emacs Lisp is an object with a name. The -symbol name serves as the printed representation of the symbol. +A symbol in Emacs Lisp is an object with a name. The object can be a +variable (q.v.@:), a function or command (q.v.@:), or a face (q.v.@:). +The symbol's name serves as the printed representation of the symbol. @xref{Symbol Type,, Symbol Type, elisp, The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}. -- 2.39.2