@kbd{C-u}; for example, @kbd{C-u 6 4 C-u 1} does insert 64 copies of
the character @samp{1}.
- We use the term ``prefix argument'' as well as ``numeric argument'',
+ We use the term ``prefix argument'' as well as ``numeric argument,''
to emphasize that you type these argument before the command, and to
distinguish them from minibuffer arguments that come after the
command.
@findex wdired-change-to-wdired-mode
Wdired is a special mode that allows you to perform file operations
by editing the Dired buffer directly (the ``W'' in ``Wdired'' stands
-for ``writable''.) To enter Wdired mode, type @kbd{M-x
+for ``writable.'') To enter Wdired mode, type @kbd{M-x
wdired-change-to-wdired-mode} while in a Dired buffer. Alternatively,
use @samp{Edit File Names} in the @samp{Immediate} menu bar menu.
The default comparison method (used if you type @key{RET} at the
prompt) is to compare just the file names---each file name that does
-not appear in the other directory is ``different''. You can specify
+not appear in the other directory is ``different.'' You can specify
more stringent comparisons by entering a Lisp expression, which can
refer to the variables @code{size1} and @code{size2}, the respective
file sizes; @code{mtime1} and @code{mtime2}, the last modification
@code{fa2}, the respective file attribute lists (as returned by the
function @code{file-attributes}). This expression is evaluated for
each pair of like-named files, and if the expression's value is
-non-@code{nil}, those files are considered ``different''.
+non-@code{nil}, those files are considered ``different.''
For instance, the sequence @code{M-x dired-compare-directories
@key{RET} (> mtime1 mtime2) @key{RET}} marks files newer in this
when @code{show-trailing-whitespace} is non-@code{nil}; see
@ref{Useless Whitespace}.
@item nobreak-space
-The face for displaying the character ``nobreak space''.
+The face for displaying the character ``nobreak space.''
@item escape-glyph
The face for highlighting the @samp{\} or @samp{^} that indicates
a control character. It's also used when @samp{\} indicates a
@vindex cursor-in-non-selected-windows
Normally, the cursor appears in non-selected windows in the ``off''
state, with the same appearance as when the blinking cursor blinks
-``off''. For a box cursor, this is a hollow box; for a bar cursor,
+``off.'' For a box cursor, this is a hollow box; for a bar cursor,
this is a thinner bar. To turn off cursors in non-selected windows,
customize the variable @code{cursor-in-non-selected-windows} and assign
it a @code{nil} value.
to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible
for modifications made by others.
-This License is a kind of ``copyleft'', which means that derivative
+This License is a kind of ``copyleft,'' which means that derivative
works of the document must themselves be free in the same sense. It
complements the GNU General Public License, which is a copyleft
license designed for free software.
contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be
distributed under the terms of this License. Such a notice grants a
world-wide, royalty-free license, unlimited in duration, to use that
-work under the conditions stated herein. The ``Document'', below,
+work under the conditions stated herein. The ``Document,'' below,
refers to any such manual or work. Any member of the public is a
-licensee, and is addressed as ``you''. You accept the license if you
+licensee, and is addressed as ``you.'' You accept the license if you
copy, modify or distribute the work in a way requiring permission
under copyright law.
A section ``Entitled XYZ'' means a named subunit of the Document whose
title either is precisely XYZ or contains XYZ in parentheses following
text that translates XYZ in another language. (Here XYZ stands for a
-specific section name mentioned below, such as ``Acknowledgements'',
-``Dedications'', ``Endorsements'', or ``History''.) To ``Preserve the Title''
+specific section name mentioned below, such as ``Acknowledgements,''
+``Dedications,'' ``Endorsements,'' or ``History.'') To ``Preserve the Title''
of such a section when you modify the Document means that it remains a
section ``Entitled XYZ'' according to this definition.
G. Preserve in that license notice the full lists of Invariant Sections
and required Cover Texts given in the Document's license notice.@*
H. Include an unaltered copy of this License.@*
-I. Preserve the section Entitled ``History'', Preserve its Title, and add
+I. Preserve the section Entitled ``History,'' Preserve its Title, and add
to it an item stating at least the title, year, new authors, and
publisher of the Modified Version as given on the Title Page. If
there is no section Entitled ``History'' in the Document, create one
You may omit a network location for a work that was published at
least four years before the Document itself, or if the original
publisher of the version it refers to gives permission.@*
-K. For any section Entitled ``Acknowledgements'' or ``Dedications'',
+K. For any section Entitled ``Acknowledgements'' or ``Dedications,''
Preserve the Title of the section, and preserve in the section all
the substance and tone of each of the contributor acknowledgements
and/or dedications given therein.@*
list of Invariant Sections in the Modified Version's license notice.
These titles must be distinct from any other section titles.
-You may add a section Entitled ``Endorsements'', provided it contains
+You may add a section Entitled ``Endorsements,'' provided it contains
nothing but endorsements of your Modified Version by various
parties--for example, statements of peer review or that the text has
been approved by an organization as the authoritative definition of a
In the combination, you must combine any sections Entitled ``History''
in the various original documents, forming one section Entitled
-``History''; likewise combine any sections Entitled ``Acknowledgements'',
+``History''; likewise combine any sections Entitled ``Acknowledgements,''
and any sections Entitled ``Dedications.'' You must delete all sections
Entitled ``Endorsements.''
@sp 1
the translation and the original version of this License or a notice
or disclaimer, the original version will prevail.
-If a section in the Document is Entitled ``Acknowledgements'',
-``Dedications'', or ``History'', the requirement (section 4) to Preserve
+If a section in the Document is Entitled ``Acknowledgements,''
+``Dedications,'' or ``History,'' the requirement (section 4) to Preserve
its Title (section 1) will typically require changing the actual
title.
@sp 1
or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
-Free Documentation License''.
+Free Documentation License.''
@end group
@end smallexample
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
-Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
+Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
License'' in the Emacs manual.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the
-Invariant Sections being ``The GNU Manifesto'', ``Distribution'' and
-``GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE'', with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
+Invariant Sections being ``The GNU Manifesto,'' ``Distribution'' and
+``GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE,'' with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
License.''
More detailed information---and more examples of how to create and
modify menu options---are in the @cite{Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, under
-``Menu Keymaps''. (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on
+``Menu Keymaps.'' (@xref{Emacs Lisp documentation}, for information on
this manual.)
@node Deleting menus and menu options, Turning on syntax highlighting, Modifying pull-down menus, Common requests
``OpenWindows Programmers'' optional software category from the CD-ROM.
On HP-UX 8.0, you may need to run @code{update} again to load the
-X11-PRG ``fileset''. This may be missing even if you specified ``all
+X11-PRG ``fileset.'' This may be missing even if you specified ``all
filesets'' the first time. If @file{libcurses.a} is missing, you may
need to load the ``Berkeley Development Option.''
One general feature of Diff mode is that manual edits to the patch
automatically correct line numbers, including those in the hunk
header, so that you can actually apply the edited patch. Diff mode
-treats each hunk location as an ``error message'', so that you can use
+treats each hunk location as an ``error message,'' so that you can use
commands such as @kbd{C-x '} to visit the corresponding source
locations. It also provides the following commands to navigate,
manipulate and apply parts of patches:
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
-Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU Manual'',
+Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU Manual,''
and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license
is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''
in the Emacs manual.
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
-Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
+Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
License'' in the Emacs manual.
@code{fortran-continuation-string} specifies what character to put in
column 5. A line that starts with a tab character followed by any digit
except @samp{0} is also a continuation line. We call this style of
-continuation @dfn{tab format}. (Fortran90 introduced ``free format'',
+continuation @dfn{tab format}. (Fortran90 introduced ``free format,''
with another style of continuation lines).
@vindex indent-tabs-mode @r{(Fortran mode)}
@item Keyboard Shortcut
A keyboard shortcut is a key sequence (q.v.@:) which invokes a
command. What some programs call ``assigning a keyboard shortcut,''
-Emacs calls ``binding a key sequence''. See `binding.'
+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.@:)
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
-Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
+Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
License'' in the Emacs manual.
change its appearance (usually, its background color will change), and
the shape of the mouse pointer will change if your platform supports
that. After a while, if you leave the mouse on that spot, a small
-window will pop up, saying ``Mouse-2: go to that node'', or the same
+window will pop up, saying ``Mouse-2: go to that node,'' or the same
message may appear at the bottom of the screen.
@kbd{Mouse-2} is the second button of your mouse counting from the
if you are not sure how they are spelled in the index. For example,
suppose you want to find something that is pertinent to commands which
complete partial input (e.g., when you type @key{TAB}). If you want
-to catch index entries that refer to ``complete'', ``completion'', and
-``completing'', you could type @kbd{icomplet@key{RET}}.
+to catch index entries that refer to ``complete,'' ``completion,'' and
+``completing,'' you could type @kbd{icomplet@key{RET}}.
Info documents which describe programs should index the commands,
options, and key sequences that the program provides. If you are
what appears after the @samp{Node: } in that node's first line. For
example, this node's name is @samp{Add}. A node in another file is
named by @samp{(@var{filename})@var{node-within-file}}, as in
-@samp{(info)Add} for this node. If the file name starts with ``./'',
+@samp{(info)Add} for this node. If the file name starts with @samp{./},
then it is relative to the current directory; otherwise, it is
relative starting from the standard directory for Info files of your
site. The name @samp{(@var{filename})Top} can be abbreviated to just
the beginning of each item name which is the minimum acceptable
abbreviation for it (a long menu is more than 5 or so entries).
- The nodes listed in a node's menu are called its ``subnodes'', and it
+ The nodes listed in a node's menu are called its ``subnodes,'' and it
is their ``superior''. They should each have an @samp{Up:} pointing at
the superior. It is often useful to arrange all or most of the subnodes
in a sequence of @samp{Next} and @samp{Previous} pointers so that
files in that directory are not automatically listed in the Info
Directory node.
- Also, although the Info node graph is claimed to be a ``hierarchy'',
+ Also, although the Info node graph is claimed to be a ``hierarchy,''
in fact it can be @emph{any} directed graph. Shared structures and
pointer cycles are perfectly possible, and can be used if they are
appropriate to the meaning to be expressed. There is no need for all
(@code{yank-pop}).
@item M-w
Save region as last killed text without actually killing it
-(@code{kill-ring-save}). Some systems call this ``copying''.
+(@code{kill-ring-save}). Some systems call this ``copying.''
@item C-M-w
Append next kill to last batch of killed text (@code{append-next-kill}).
@end table
@node Keyboard Macro Ring
@section The Keyboard Macro Ring
- All defined keyboard macros are recorded in the ``keyboard macro ring'',
+ All defined keyboard macros are recorded in the ``keyboard macro ring,''
a list of sequences of keys. There is only one keyboard macro ring,
shared by all buffers.
To enter Tumme, type @kbd{M-x tumme}. It prompts for a directory;
specify one that has images files. This creates thumbnails for all
the images in that directory, and displays them all in the ``thumbnail
-buffer''. This takes a long time if the directory contains many image
+buffer.'' This takes a long time if the directory contains many image
files, and it asks for confirmation if the number of image files
exceeds @code{tumme-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
The second possibility is to use TODO keywords to indicate different
types of action items. For example, you might want to indicate that
-items are for ``work'' or ``home''. If you are into David Allen's
+items are for ``work'' or ``home.'' If you are into David Allen's
@emph{Getting Things DONE}, you might want to use todo types
@samp{NEXTACTION}, @samp{WAITING}, @samp{MAYBE}. Or, when you work
with several people on a single project, you might want to assign
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
-Free Documentation License''.
+Free Documentation License.''
@end quotation
@end copying
for a file name.
If you use @kbd{C-h S} in a major mode that does not support it,
-it asks you to specify the ``symbol help mode''. You should enter
+it asks you to specify the ``symbol help mode.'' You should enter
a command such as @code{c-mode} that would select a major
mode which @kbd{C-h S} does support.
@samp{\&} in @var{newstring} stands for the entire match being
replaced. @samp{\@var{d}} in @var{newstring}, where @var{d} is a
digit, stands for whatever matched the @var{d}th parenthesized
-grouping in @var{regexp}. (This is called a ``back reference''.)
+grouping in @var{regexp}. (This is called a ``back reference.'')
@samp{\#} refers to the count of replacements already made in this
command, as a decimal number. In the first replacement, @samp{\#}
stands for @samp{0}; in the second, for @samp{1}; and so on. For
@xref{MS-Windows Registry}. Likewise, Emacs on MacOS Carbon emulates X
resources using the Preferences system. @xref{Mac Environment Variables}.
- When Emacs is built using an ``X toolkit'', such as Lucid or
+ When Emacs is built using an ``X toolkit,'' such as Lucid or
LessTif, you need to use X resources to customize the appearance of
the widgets, including the menu-bar, scroll-bar, and dialog boxes.
This is because the libraries that implement these don't provide for
customization through Emacs. GTK+ widgets use a separate system of
-``GTK resources''. In this chapter we describe the most commonly used
+``GTK resources.'' In this chapter we describe the most commonly used
resource specifications. For full documentation, see the online
manual.
0-65535 or floats in the range 0.0-1.0.
Pango font names have the form ``@var{family-list} @var{style-options}
-@var{size}''.
+@var{size}.''
@cindex Pango font name
@noindent
@var{family-list} is a comma separated list of font families optionally
@end smallexample
@noindent
-the family name is ``times''.
+the family name is ``times.''
@noindent
@var{style-options} is a whitespace separated list of words where each word