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| author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2018-01-21 19:36:57 +0200 |
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| committer | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> | 2018-01-21 19:36:57 +0200 |
| commit | 26b8b92e63d041e592ec5809cf6fefe308479e5f (patch) | |
| tree | daf9b6edaa2e1dc1aa746b47ca053cc7f64a83d4 /doc/emacs/mark.texi | |
| parent | 759569fe40ecf7d4dc4e1ec300c9d6f41ea6ac4b (diff) | |
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Improve the "Mark" chapter of the user manual
* doc/emacs/mark.texi (Setting Mark, Marking Objects): Improve and
clarify wording. Suggested by John Cummings <john@rootabega.net>
in emacs-manual-bugs@gnu.org.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/emacs/mark.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/emacs/mark.texi | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mark.texi b/doc/emacs/mark.texi index c1932b682de..072a3bc4b11 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/mark.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/mark.texi @@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ detailed description of these mouse commands. typing certain cursor motion commands (such as @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}}, @kbd{S-C-f}, @kbd{S-C-n}, etc.). This is called @dfn{shift-selection}. It sets the mark at point before moving point, but only if there is no -active mark set via shift-selection. The mark set by mouse commands -and by shift-selection behaves slightly differently from the usual -mark: any subsequent unshifted cursor motion command deactivates it -automatically. For details, see @ref{Shift Selection}. +active mark set via a previous shift-selection or mouse commands. The +mark set by mouse commands and by shift-selection behaves slightly +differently from the usual mark: any subsequent unshifted cursor motion +command deactivates it automatically. For details, see @ref{Shift +Selection}. Many commands that insert text, such as @kbd{C-y} (@code{yank}), set the mark at the other end of the inserted text, without activating it. @@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ object such as a word, list, paragraph or page: @table @kbd @item M-@@ -Set mark after end of next word (@code{mark-word}). This does not +Set mark at the end of the next word (@code{mark-word}). This does not move point. @item C-M-@@ Set mark after end of following balanced expression |