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diff --git a/lispref/elisp.texi b/lispref/elisp.texi index cd350c9bf18..7eab107f739 100644 --- a/lispref/elisp.texi +++ b/lispref/elisp.texi @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Published by the Free Software Foundation Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999,@* - 2000, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + 2000, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or @@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ Tips and Conventions Format of Descriptions -* A Sample Function Description:: -* A Sample Variable Description:: +* A Sample Function Description:: +* A Sample Variable Description:: Lisp Data Types @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ Evaluation * Intro Eval:: Evaluation in the scheme of things. * Eval:: How to invoke the Lisp interpreter explicitly. * Forms:: How various sorts of objects are evaluated. -* Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in +* Quoting:: Avoiding evaluation (to put constants in the program). Kinds of Forms @@ -370,11 +370,11 @@ Variables Scoping Rules for Variable Bindings -* Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value +* Scope:: Scope means where in the program a value is visible. Comparison with other languages. * Extent:: Extent means how long in time a value exists. * Impl of Scope:: Two ways to implement dynamic scoping. -* Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and +* Using Scoping:: How to use dynamic scoping carefully and avoid problems. Buffer-Local Variables @@ -392,11 +392,11 @@ Functions * Defining Functions:: Lisp expressions for defining functions. * Calling Functions:: How to use an existing function. * Mapping Functions:: Applying a function to each element of a list, etc. -* Anonymous Functions:: Lambda-expressions are functions with no names. +* Anonymous Functions:: Lambda-expressions are functions with no names. * Function Cells:: Accessing or setting the function definition of a symbol. * Related Topics:: Cross-references to specific Lisp primitives - that have a special bearing on how + that have a special bearing on how functions work. Lambda Expressions @@ -445,10 +445,10 @@ Debugging Lisp Programs * Debugger:: How the Emacs Lisp debugger is implemented. * Syntax Errors:: How to find syntax errors. -* Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in +* Compilation Errors:: How to find errors that show up in byte compilation. * Edebug:: A source-level Emacs Lisp debugger. - + The Lisp Debugger * Error Debugging:: Entering the debugger when an error happens. @@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ Debugging Invalid Lisp Syntax Reading and Printing Lisp Objects * Streams Intro:: Overview of streams, reading and printing. -* Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as +* Input Streams:: Various data types that can be used as input streams. * Input Functions:: Functions to read Lisp objects from text. -* Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as +* Output Streams:: Various data types that can be used as output streams. * Output Functions:: Functions to print Lisp objects as text. @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ Major and Minor Modes * Major Modes:: Defining major modes. * Minor Modes:: Defining minor modes. * Mode Line Format:: Customizing the text that appears in the mode line. -* Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that +* Hooks:: How to use hooks; how to write code that provides hooks. Major Modes @@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ File Names * File Name Components:: The directory part of a file name, and the rest. * Directory Names:: A directory's name as a directory is different from its name as a file. -* Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a +* Relative File Names:: Some file names are relative to a current directory. * File Name Expansion:: Converting relative file names to absolute ones. * Unique File Names:: Generating names for temporary files. @@ -610,17 +610,17 @@ File Names Backups and Auto-Saving -* Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names +* Backup Files:: How backup files are made; how their names are chosen. * Auto-Saving:: How auto-save files are made; how their names are chosen. -* Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize +* Reverting:: @code{revert-buffer}, and how to customize what it does. Backup Files * Making Backups:: How Emacs makes backup files, and when. -* Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file +* Rename or Copy:: Two alternatives: renaming the old file or copying it. * Numbered Backups:: Keeping multiple backups for each source file. * Backup Names:: How backup file names are computed; customization. @@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ Windows and choosing a window for it. * Window Point:: Each window has its own location of point. * Window Start:: The display-start position controls which text - is on-screen in the window. + is on-screen in the window. * Vertical Scrolling:: Moving text up and down in the window. * Horizontal Scrolling:: Moving text sideways on the window. * Size of Window:: Accessing the size of a window. @@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ Markers * Predicates on Markers:: Testing whether an object is a marker. * Creating Markers:: Making empty markers or markers at certain places. * Information from Markers:: Finding the marker's buffer or character - position. + position. * Moving Markers:: Moving the marker to a new buffer or position. * The Mark:: How ``the mark'' is implemented with a marker. * The Region:: How to access ``the region''. @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ Text * Registers:: How registers are implemented. Accessing the text or position stored in a register. * Change Hooks:: Supplying functions to be run when text is changed. - + The Kill Ring * Kill Ring Concepts:: What text looks like in the kill ring. |