(Checklist): Say that the example with LC_ALL and such is for a Unix shell.

[bpt/emacs.git] / man / glossary.texi

diff --git a/man/glossary.texi b/man/glossary.texi
index ab79222..f389625 100644 (file)
--- a/man/glossary.texi
+++ b/man/glossary.texi
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ commands for operating on the blank lines in the buffer.
 @item Buffer
 The buffer is the basic editing unit; one buffer corresponds to one text
 being edited.  You can have several buffers, but at any time you are
-editing only one, the `selected' buffer, though several can be visible
+editing only one, the `current buffer,' though several can be visible
 when you are using multiple windows (q.v.).  Most buffers are visiting
 (q.v.@:) some file.  @xref{Buffers}.
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ The cursor is the rectangle on the screen which indicates the position
 called point (q.v.@:) at which insertion and deletion takes place.
 The cursor is on or under the character that follows point.  Often
 people speak of `the cursor' when, strictly speaking, they mean
-`point'.  @xref{Basic,Cursor,Basic Editing}.
+`point.'  @xref{Basic,Cursor,Basic Editing}.
 
 @item Customization
 Customization is making minor changes in the way Emacs works.  It is
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ A function key is a key on the keyboard that sends input but does not
 correspond to any character.  @xref{Function Keys}.
 
 @item Global
-Global means `independent of the current environment; in effect
-throughout Emacs'.  It is the opposite of local (q.v.@:).  Particular
+Global means ``independent of the current environment; in effect
+throughout Emacs.''  It is the opposite of local (q.v.@:).  Particular
 examples of the use of `global' appear below.
 
 @item Global Abbrev
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ considered lists.  Emacs has special commands for many operations on
 lists.  @xref{Lists}.
 
 @item Local
-Local means `in effect only in a particular context'; the relevant
+Local means ``in effect only in a particular context''; the relevant
 kind of context is a particular function execution, a particular
 buffer, or a particular major mode.  It is the opposite of `global'
 (q.v.@:).  Specific uses of `local' in Emacs terminology appear below.
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ words you can click on with the mouse to bring up menus, or you can use
 a keyboard interface to navigate it.  @xref{Menu Bars}.
 
 @item Message
-See `mail'.
+See `mail.'
 
 @item Meta
 Meta is the name of a modifier bit which a command character may have.
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ commands are provided for moving over and operating on pages.
 @xref{Pages}.
 
 @item Paragraph
-Paragraphs are the medium-size unit of normal (non-program) text.  There are
+Paragraphs are the medium-size unit of human-language text.  There are
 special Emacs commands for moving over and operating on paragraphs.
 @xref{Paragraphs}.
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ character.  The terminal's cursor (q.v.@:) indicates the location of
 point.  @xref{Basic,Point}.
        
 @item Prefix Argument
-See `numeric argument'.
+See `numeric argument.'
 
 @item Prefix Key
 A prefix key is a key sequence (q.v.@:) whose sole function is to
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ correspond to changes that have been made in the text being edited.
 @xref{Screen,Redisplay}.
 
 @item Regexp
-See `regular expression'.
+See `regular expression.'
 
 @item Region
 The region is the text between point (q.v.@:) and the mark (q.v.@:).
@@ -788,10 +788,10 @@ for example, @samp{l[0-9]+} matches @samp{l} followed by one or more
 digits.  @xref{Regexps}.
 
 @item Repeat Count
-See `numeric argument'.
+See `numeric argument.'
 
 @item Replacement
-See `global substitution'.
+See `global substitution.'
 
 @item Restriction
 A buffer's restriction is the amount of text, at the beginning or the
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ Emacs has commands for moving by or killing by sentences.
 @xref{Sentences}.
 
 @item Sexp
-A sexp (short for `s-expression') is the basic syntactic unit of Lisp
+A sexp (short for ``s-expression'') is the basic syntactic unit of Lisp
 in its textual form: either a list, or Lisp atom.  Many Emacs commands
 operate on sexps.  The term `sexp' is generalized to languages other
 than Lisp, to mean a syntactically recognizable expression.
@@ -929,6 +929,12 @@ Data consisting of written human language, as opposed to programs,
 or following the stylistic conventions of human language.
 @end itemize
 
+@item Tool Bar
+The tool bar is a line (sometimes multiple lines) of icons at the top
+of an Emacs frame.  Clicking on one of these icons executes a command.
+You can think of this as a graphical relative of the menu bar (q.v.).
+@xref{Tool Bars}.
+
 @item Top Level
 Top level is the normal state of Emacs, in which you are editing the
 text of the file you have visited.  You are at top level whenever you
@@ -945,7 +951,7 @@ two adjacent characters, words, sexps (q.v.@:) or lines
 @item Truncation
 Truncating text lines in the display means leaving out any text on a
 line that does not fit within the right margin of the window
-displaying it.  See also `continuation line'.
+displaying it.  See also `continuation line.'
 @xref{Basic,Truncation,Basic Editing}.
 
 @item Undoing
@@ -989,14 +995,14 @@ can display the contents of one buffer (q.v.@:) at any time.
 @xref{Windows}, for commands to control the use of windows.
 
 @item Word Abbrev
-Synonymous with `abbrev'.
+See `abbrev.'
 
 @item Word Search
 Word search is searching for a sequence of words, considering the
 punctuation between them as insignificant.  @xref{Word Search}.
 
 @item WYSIWYG
-WYSIWYG stands for `What you see is what you get.'  Emacs generally
+WYSIWYG stands for ``What you see is what you get.''  Emacs generally
 provides WYSIWYG editing for files of characters; in Enriched mode
 (@pxref{Formatted Text}), it provides WYSIWYG editing for files that
 include text formatting information.