@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2015 Free Software
+@c Copyright (C) 1985-1987, 1993-1995, 1997, 2000-2016 Free Software
@c Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
@node Help
* Language Help:: Help relating to international language support.
* Misc Help:: Other help commands.
* Help Files:: Commands to display auxiliary help files.
-* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips ("balloon help").
+* Help Echo:: Help on active text and tooltips (``balloon help'').
@end menu
@iftex
Display a description of your last 300 keystrokes
(@code{view-lossage}).
@item C-h m
-Display documentation of the current major mode (@code{describe-mode}).
+Display documentation of the current major mode and minor modes
+(@code{describe-mode}).
@item C-h n
Display news of recent Emacs changes (@code{view-emacs-news}).
+@item C-h o @var{symbol}
+Display documentation of the Lisp symbol named @var{symbol}
+(@code{describe-symbol}). This will show the documentation of all
+kinds of symbols: functions, variables, and faces.
@item C-h p
Find packages by topic keyword (@code{finder-by-keyword}). This lists
packages using a package menu buffer. @xref{Packages}.
(@code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node}). This knows about various
manuals, not just the Emacs manual, and finds the right one.
+@kindex C-h o
+@findex describe-symbol
+ @kbd{C-h o} (@code{describe-symbol}) is like @kbd{C-h f} and
+@kbd{C-h v}, but it describes any symbol, be it a function, a
+variable, or a face. If the symbol has more than one definition, like
+it has both definition as a function and as a variable, this command
+will show the documentation of all of them, one after the other.
+
@node Apropos
@section Apropos
@cindex apropos
@end quotation
@vindex apropos-do-all
- If the variable @code{apropos-do-all} is non-@code{nil}, the apropos
-commands always behave as if they had been given a prefix argument.
+ If the variable @code{apropos-do-all} is non-@code{nil}, most
+apropos commands behave as if they had been given a prefix argument.
+There is one exception: @code{apropos-variable} without a prefix
+argument will always search for all variables, no matter what the
+value of @code{apropos-do-all} is.
@vindex apropos-sort-by-scores
@cindex apropos search results, order by score
@item C-c C-c
Show all documentation about the symbol at point
(@code{help-follow-symbol}).
+@item C-c C-f
+Go forward to the next help topic (@code{help-go-forward}).
@item C-c C-b
Go back to the previous help topic (@code{help-go-back}).
@end table
@cindex hyperlink
@findex help-follow
@findex help-go-back
+@findex help-go-forward
@kindex RET @r{(Help mode)}
@kindex C-c C-b @r{(Help mode)}
+@kindex C-c C-f @r{(Help mode)}
When a function name, variable name, or face name (@pxref{Faces})
appears in the documentation in the help buffer, it is normally an
underlined @dfn{hyperlink}. To view the associated documentation,
move point there and type @key{RET} (@code{help-follow}), or click on
the hyperlink with @kbd{Mouse-1} or @kbd{Mouse-2}. Doing so replaces
the contents of the help buffer; to retrace your steps, type @kbd{C-c
-C-b} (@code{help-go-back}).
+C-b} (@code{help-go-back}). While retracing your steps, you can go
+forward by using @kbd{C-c C-b} (@code{help-go-forward}).
@cindex URL, viewing in help
@cindex help, viewing web pages
@findex view-lossage
If something surprising happens, and you are not sure what you typed,
use @kbd{C-h l} (@code{view-lossage}). @kbd{C-h l} displays your last
-300 input keystrokes. If you see commands that you don't know, you can
-use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do.
+300 input keystrokes and the commands they invoked. If you see
+commands that you are not familiar with, you can use @kbd{C-h k} or
+@kbd{C-h f} to find out what they do.
@kindex C-h e
@findex view-echo-area-messages
Display information about ordering printed copies of Emacs manuals
(@code{view-order-manuals}).
@item C-h C-n
-Display the ``news'' file, which lists the new features in this
+Display the news, which lists the new features in this
version of Emacs (@code{view-emacs-news}).
@item C-h C-o
Display how to order or download the latest version of
@cindex tooltips
@cindex balloon help
- In Emacs, stretches of ``active text'' (text that does something
+@cindex active text
+ In Emacs, stretches of @dfn{active text} (text that does something
special in response to mouse clicks or @key{RET}) often have
associated help text. This includes hyperlinks in Emacs buffers, as
well as parts of the mode line. On graphical displays, as well as