Merge pull request #409 from thdox/ledger-mode-doc

Some documentation improvments about Ledger mode

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ledger-mode.texi b/doc/ledger-mode.texi
index 9a70faff..8ff284b1 100644
--- a/doc/ledger-mode.texi
+++ b/doc/ledger-mode.texi
@@ -385,13 +385,15 @@ transaction.
 
 @end itemize
 
-@kindex C-c C-e
 @kindex C-c C-c
+@kindex C-c C-e
 
-Clearing complete transactions is done by typing @kbd{C-c C-e} with
-point in a transaction.  This places an asterisk @samp{*} after the
-date.  Clearing individual postings is done by typing @kbd{C-c C-c}
-while in a posting. This places an asterisk prior to the posting.
+Typing @kbd{C-c C-c}, depending where is the point, will clear the
+complete transaction, or an individual posting. This places an asterisk
+@samp{*} prior to the payee for the complete transaction, or prior to
+the account for an individual posting. When point is inside
+a transaction, specifically on an individual posting, you can still
+clear the complete transaction by typing @kbd{C-c C-e}.
 
 @node Formatting Transactions, Deleting Transactions, Marking Transactions, The Ledger Buffer
 @section Formatting Transactions
@@ -882,7 +884,7 @@ recurrence relation to be specified.  The day names are two character
 codes that default to Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su, for Monday, Tuesday,
 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday respectively.  You can
 change the codes to something more convenient for your locale by
-customizing the ledger @var{ledger-schedule-week-days}. They must be two
+customizing the ledger @option{ledger-schedule-week-days}. They must be two
 characters long.
 
 
@@ -967,7 +969,7 @@ false toggle between uncleared and cleared @samp{*}.
 
 @item ledger-reconcile-default-date-format
 Date format for the reconcile buffer. Defaults to
-ledger-default-date-format.
+@option{ledger-default-date-format}.
 
 @item ledger-reconcile-target-prompt-string
 Prompt for recon target. Defaults to "Target amount for reconciliation ".
@@ -980,11 +982,11 @@ header will be displayed.  Defaults to "Reconciling account %s\n\n".
 @item ledger-reconcile-buffer-line-format
 Format string for the ledger reconcile posting format.  Available fields
 are date, status, code, payee, account, amount.  The format for each
-field is %WIDTH(FIELD), WIDTH can be preced by a minus sign which mean
+field is %WIDTH(FIELD), WIDTH can be preceded by a minus sign which mean
 to left justify and pad the field.  WIDTH is the minimum number of
 characters to display; if string is longer, it is not truncated unless
-ledger-reconcile-buffer-payee-max-chars or
-ledger-reconcile-buffer-account-max-chars is defined.  Defaults to
+@option{ledger-reconcile-buffer-payee-max-chars} or
+@option{ledger-reconcile-buffer-account-max-chars} is defined.  Defaults to
 "%(date)s %-4(code)s %-50(payee)s %-30(account)s %15(amount)s\n"
 
 @item ledger-reconcile-buffer-payee-max-chars