From 4e9d1a5883e7aa5027bc434c8fec4e4a9b2e8072 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 15:46:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Help): Mention C-h C-f and C-h C-k. (Misc Help): Explain that C-h C-k can be used for menu items, and that C-h C-f and C-h C-k look in manuals other than the Emacs manual, not only in the Emacs manual. --- man/help.texi | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/help.texi b/man/help.texi index 19b2c5a378a..0ee1adda21d 100644 --- a/man/help.texi +++ b/man/help.texi @@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ Finally, you can try looking up a suitable package using keywords pertinent to the feature you need. @xref{Library Keywords}. @end table + To find the documentation of a key sequence or a menu item, type +@kbd{C-h C-k} and then type that key sequence or select the menu +item. This looks up the description of the command invoked by the key +or the menu in the appropriate manual (not necessarily the Emacs +manual). Likewise, use @kbd{C-h C-f} for reading documentation of a +command. + @menu * Help Summary:: Brief list of all Help commands. * Key Help:: Asking what a key does in Emacs. @@ -471,7 +478,15 @@ goes straight to the documentation of the Emacs function @var{function}. @kbd{C-h C-k @var{key}} enters Info and goes straight to the documentation of the key @var{key}. These two keys run the commands @code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node} and -@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}. +@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}. You can use @kbd{C-h C-k} to +find the documentation of a menu item: just select that menu item when +@kbd{C-h C-k} prompts for a key. + + @kbd{C-h C-f} and @kbd{C-h C-k} know about commands and keys +described in manuals other than the Emacs manual. Thus, they make it +easier to find the documentation of commands and keys when you are not +sure which manual describes them, like when using some specialized +mode. When editing a program, if you have an Info version of the manual for the programming language, you can use the command @kbd{C-h C-i} to refer -- 2.39.2