@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985,86,87,93,94,95,1997,2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002,
+@c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Glossary, Key Index, Intro, Top
@unnumbered Glossary
editing session. Emacs makes backup files automatically to help you
track down or cancel changes you later regret making. @xref{Backup}.
-@item Balance Parentheses
+@item Balancing Parentheses
Emacs can balance parentheses (or other matching delimiters) either
manually or automatically. You do manual balancing with the commands
to move over parenthetical groupings (@pxref{Moving by Parens}).
@item By Default
See `default.'
+@item Byte Compilation
+See `compilation.'
+
@item @kbd{C-}
@kbd{C-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for Control.
@xref{User Input,C-}.
@item Clipboard
A clipboard is a buffer provided by the window system for transferring
text between applications. On the X Window system, the clipboard is
-provided in addition to the primary selection (q.v.@:); on MS-Windows,
+provided in addition to the primary selection (q.v.@:); on MS-Windows and Mac,
the clipboard is used @emph{instead} of the primary selection.
@xref{Clipboard}.
@item Copyleft
A copyleft is a notice giving the public legal permission to
-redistribute a program or other work of art. Copyright is normally used
-to keep users divided and helpless; with copyleft we turn that around
-to empower users and encourage them to cooperate.
+redistribute and modify a program or other work of art, but requiring
+modified versions to carry similar permission. Copyright is normally
+used to keep users divided and helpless; with copyleft we turn that
+around to empower users and encourage them to cooperate.
The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the
GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}.
@item @key{CTRL}
-The @key{CTLR} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
+The @key{CTRL} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
in order to enter a control character (q.v.).
@item Current Buffer
@xref{Buffers}.
@item Current Line
-The current line is a line point is on (@pxref{Point}).
+The current line is the line that point is on (@pxref{Point}).
@item Current Paragraph
The current paragraph is the paragraph that point is in. If point is
@item Customization
Customization is making minor changes in the way Emacs works. It is
-often done by setting variables (@pxref{Variables}) or by rebinding
-key sequences (@pxref{Keymaps}).
+often done by setting variables (@pxref{Variables}) or faces
+(@pxref{Face Customization}), or by rebinding key sequences
+(@pxref{Keymaps}).
@cindex cut and paste
@item Cut and Paste
@item Dribble File
A dribble file is a file into which Emacs writes all the characters that
-the user types on the keyboard. Dribble files are used to make a record
+you type on the keyboard. Dribble files are used to make a record
for debugging Emacs bugs. Emacs does not make a dribble file unless you
tell it to. @xref{Bugs}.
@samp{*Messages*} so you can review them later. @xref{Echo Area}.
@item Echoing
-Echoing is acknowledging the receipt of commands by displaying them (in
-the echo area). Emacs never echoes single-character key sequences;
-longer key sequences echo only if you pause while typing them.
+Echoing is acknowledging the receipt of input events by displaying
+them (in the echo area). Emacs never echoes single-character key
+sequences; longer key sequences echo only if you pause while typing
+them.
@item Electric
We say that a character is electric if it is normally self-inserting
directory, but an absolute file name refers to the same file regardless
of which directory is current. On GNU and Unix systems, an absolute
file name starts with a slash (the root directory) or with @samp{~/} or
-@samp{~@var{user}/} (a home directory). On MS-Windows/MS-DOS, and
+@samp{~@var{user}/} (a home directory). On MS-Windows/MS-DOS, an
absolute file name can also start with a drive letter and a colon
@samp{@var{d}:}.
@item Frame
A frame is a rectangular cluster of Emacs windows. Emacs starts out
with one frame, but you can create more. You can subdivide each frame
-into Emacs windows (q.v.@:). When you are using a windowing system, all
-the frames can be visible at the same time. @xref{Frames}. Some
-other editors use the term ``window'' for this, but in Emacs a window
-means something else.
+into Emacs windows (q.v.@:). When you are using a window system
+(q.v.@:), all the frames can be visible at the same time.
+@xref{Frames}. Some other editors use the term ``window'' for this,
+but in Emacs a window means something else.
@item Fringe
-On windowed displays, there's a narrow portion of the frame (q.v.@:)
-between the text area and the window's border. Emacs displays the
-fringe using a special face (q.v.@:) called @code{fringe}.
-@xref{Faces,fringe}.
+On a graphical display (q.v.@:), there's a narrow portion of the
+frame (q.v.@:) between the text area and the window's border. Emacs
+displays the fringe using a special face (q.v.@:) called
+@code{fringe}. @xref{Faces,fringe}.
@item FTP
FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. Emacs uses an FTP client
@key{RET} or @key{ESC}. In Emacs, typing a graphic character inserts
that character (in ordinary editing modes). @xref{Inserting Text}.
+@item Graphical Display
+A graphical display is one that can display images and multiple fonts.
+Usually it also has a window system (q.v.@:).
+
@item Highlighting
Highlighting text means displaying it with a different foreground and/or
background color to make it stand out from the rest of the text in the
@item Hardcopy
Hardcopy means printed output. Emacs has commands for making printed
-listings of text in Emacs buffers. @xref{Hardcopy}.
+listings of text in Emacs buffers. @xref{Printing}.
@item @key{HELP}
@key{HELP} is the Emacs name for @kbd{C-h} or @key{F1}. You can type
them extend exactly to a specified width.
@xref{Format Justification}.
+@item Keybinding
+See `binding.'
+
@item Keyboard Macro
Keyboard macros are a way of defining new Emacs commands from
sequences of existing ones, with no need to write a Lisp program.
@cindex keyboard shortcuts
@item Keyboard Shortcut
A keyboard shortcut is a key sequence (q.v.@:) which invokes a
-command. What other programs call ``assign a keyboard shortcut''
-Emacs calls ``bind a key sequence''. See `binding.'
+command. What some programs call ``assigning a keyboard shortcut,''
+Emacs calls ``binding a key sequence.'' See `binding.'
@item Key Sequence
A key sequence (key, for short) is a sequence of input events (q.v.@:)
@item Keyboard Translation Table
The keyboard translation table is an array that translates the character
codes that come from the terminal into the character codes that make up
-key sequences. @xref{Keyboard Translations}.
+key sequences.
@item Kill Ring
The kill ring is where all text you have killed recently is saved.
which configures Emacs for editing a certain sort of text. Ideally,
each programming language has its own major mode. @xref{Major Modes}.
+@item Margin
+The space between the usable part of a window (including the
+fringe) and the window edge.
+
@item Mark
The mark points to a position in the text. It specifies one end of the
region (q.v.@:), point being the other end. Many commands operate on
@item Moving Text
Moving text means erasing it from one place and inserting it in
-another. The usual way to move text by killing (q.v.@:) and then
-yanking (q.v.@:). @xref{Killing}.
+another. The usual way to move text is by killing (q.v.@:) it and then
+yanking (q.v.@:) it. @xref{Killing}.
@item MULE
MULE refers to the Emacs features for editing multilingual non-@acronym{ASCII} text
@item Narrowing
Narrowing means creating a restriction (q.v.@:) that limits editing in
the current buffer to only a part of the text in the buffer. Text
-outside that part is inaccessible to the user until the boundaries are
+outside that part is inaccessible for editing until the boundaries are
widened again, but it is still there, and saving the file saves it
all. @xref{Narrowing}.
@item Recursive Editing Level
A recursive editing level is a state in which part of the execution of
-a command involves asking the user to edit some text. This text may
+a command involves asking you to edit some text. This text may
or may not be the same as the text to which the command was applied.
The mode line indicates recursive editing levels with square brackets
(@samp{[} and @samp{]}). @xref{Recursive Edit}.
The region is the text between point (q.v.@:) and the mark (q.v.@:).
Many commands operate on the text of the region. @xref{Mark,Region}.
-@item Registers
+@item Register
Registers are named slots in which text or buffer positions or
rectangles can be saved for later use. @xref{Registers}. A related
Emacs feature is `bookmarks' (q.v.@:).
applications. Emacs has special mouse commands for transferring text
using the secondary selection. @xref{Secondary Selection}.
-@item Selecting
+@item Selected Frame
+The selected frame is the one your input currently operates on.
+@xref{Frames}.
+
+@item Selected Window
+The selected frame is the one your input currently operates on.
+@xref{Basic Window}.
+
+@item Selecting a Buffer
Selecting a buffer means making it the current (q.v.@:) buffer.
@xref{Select Buffer}.
space bar.
@item Speedbar
-Speedbar is a special tall frame that provides fast access to Emacs
+The speedbar is a special tall frame that provides fast access to Emacs
buffers, functions within those buffers, Info nodes, and other
interesting parts of text within Emacs. @xref{Speedbar}.
other editors use the term ``window'' for what we call a `frame'
(q.v.@:) in Emacs.
+@item Window System
+A window system is software that operates on a graphical display
+(q.v.@:), to subdivide the screen so that multiple applications can
+have their] own windows at the same time. All modern operating systems
+include a window system.
+
@item Word Abbrev
See `abbrev.'