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bug#4345: Manual suggestions for point and cursor
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Gareth Rees |
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bug#4345: Manual suggestions for point and cursor |
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Sat, 5 Sep 2009 00:28:46 +0100 |
In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (powerpc-apple-darwin9.8.0, NS apple-
appkit-949.54) of 2009-08-18 on Chihiro.local
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.949
configured using `configure '--with-ns''
Some Emacs manual suggestions to do with describing the nature of the
cursor and point.
1. In the Emacs manual, node "Point", it says "While the cursor
appears to be _on_ a character, you should think of point as _between_
two characters; it points _before_ the character that appears under
the cursor." The cursor only appears to be on a character if you have
a block cursor configured. With a vertical bar cursor, the cursor
appears to be between characters, and with a horizontal bar cursor,
the cursor appears to be underneath a character. The manual might
qualify the claim being made here.
2. Later in the "Point" node, it says, "On a graphical display, Emacs
shows a cursor in each window; the selected window's cursor is solid
and blinking, and the other cursors are hollow." The manual might note
that this is the default for how the cursor is displayed and that the
shape can be configured.
3. In the node "Cursor Display", it is mentioned that you can
configure the shape of the cursor: "For a box cursor, this is a hollow
box; for a bar cursor, this is a thinner bar." However, no explanation
is given for how to do this. The manual might mention the cursor-type
frame parameter, and link to the elisp manual node "Cursor Parameters".
4. In the node "Table Recognition", the phrase "under point" appears
four times. Generally the Emacs manual is careful to use the phrase
"after point" when mentioning a character position, or "at point" when
mentioning a vaguer location. I suggest that "under point" be changed
to "at point" in this node.
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Gareth Rees
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