X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/bpt/emacs.git/blobdiff_plain/3e93bafb95608467e438ba7f725fd1f020669f8c..f387f870529694ada0335219143f6014171ec096:/doc/emacs/glossary.texi diff --git a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi index 4384a02cd6..9da83bb1f7 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/glossary.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/glossary.texi @@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ When the mark is active, we call the region an active region. @item Alt Alt is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may -have. To make a character Alt, type it while holding down the @key{ALT} -key. Such characters are given names that start with @kbd{Alt-} +have. To make a character Alt, type it while holding down the @key{Alt} +key. Such characters are given names that start with @kbd{@key{Alt}-} (usually written @kbd{A-} for short). (Note that many terminals have a -key labeled @key{ALT} that is really a @key{META} key.) @xref{User +key labeled @key{Alt} that is really a @key{META} key.) @xref{User Input, Alt}. @item Argument @@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ lines. @xref{Continuation Lines}. A related Emacs feature is @item Control Character A control character is a character that you type by holding down the -@key{CTRL} key. Some control characters also have their own keys, so -that you can type them without using @key{CTRL}. For example, +@key{Ctrl} key. Some control characters also have their own keys, so +that you can type them without using @key{Ctrl}. For example, @key{RET}, @key{TAB}, @key{ESC} and @key{DEL} are all control characters. @xref{User Input}. @@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ 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{CTRL} or ``control'' key is what you hold down +@item @key{Ctrl} +The @key{Ctrl} or ``control'' key is what you hold down in order to enter a control character (q.v.). @xref{Glossary---C-}. @item Current Buffer @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ A defun is a major definition at the top level in a program. The name @item @key{DEL} @key{DEL} is a character that runs the command to delete one character -of text before the cursor. It is typically either the @key{DELETE} +of text before the cursor. It is typically either the @key{Delete} key or the @key{BACKSPACE} key, whichever one is easy to type. @xref{Erasing,DEL}. @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ changing any of its code. @xref{Hooks}. @item Hyper Hyper is the name of a modifier bit that a keyboard input character may have. To make a character Hyper, type it while holding down the -@key{HYPER} key. Such characters are given names that start with +@key{Hyper} key. Such characters are given names that start with @kbd{Hyper-} (usually written @kbd{H-} for short). @xref{User Input}. @item Iff @@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ A local value of a variable (q.v.@:) applies to only one buffer. @xref{Locals}. @item @kbd{M-} -@kbd{M-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for @key{META}, +@kbd{M-} in the name of a character is an abbreviation for @key{Meta}, one of the modifier keys that can accompany any character. @xref{User Input,M-}. @@ -900,16 +900,16 @@ a keyboard interface to navigate it. @xref{Menu Bars}. @item Meta Meta is the name of a modifier bit which you can use in a command -character. To enter a meta character, you hold down the @key{META} +character. To enter a meta character, you hold down the @key{Meta} key while typing the character. We refer to such characters with names that start with @kbd{Meta-} (usually written @kbd{M-} for -short). For example, @kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{META} +short). For example, @kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{Meta} and at the same time typing @kbd{<} (which itself is done, on most terminals, by holding down @key{SHIFT} and typing @kbd{,}). @xref{User Input,Meta}. -On some terminals, the @key{META} key is actually labeled @key{ALT} -or @key{EDIT}. +On some terminals, the @key{Meta} key is actually labeled @key{Alt} +or @key{Edit}. @item Meta Character A Meta character is one whose character code includes the Meta bit.