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author | Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> | 2022-02-22 03:32:52 +0100 |
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committer | Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> | 2022-02-22 03:32:52 +0100 |
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Add links to the vtable manual
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Tabulated List Mode): Mention vtables.
* lisp/info-look.el (lambda): Link to vtables.
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi index 2ef7de066f4..570ffe1726c 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi @@ -1061,12 +1061,22 @@ very end of every properly-written major mode command. @cindex Tabulated List mode Tabulated List mode is a major mode for displaying tabulated data, -i.e., data consisting of @dfn{entries}, each entry occupying one row of -text with its contents divided into columns. Tabulated List mode +i.e., data consisting of @dfn{entries}, each entry occupying one row +of text with its contents divided into columns. Tabulated List mode provides facilities for pretty-printing rows and columns, and sorting the rows according to the values in each column. It is derived from Special mode (@pxref{Basic Major Modes}). +@findex make-vtable +@cindex variable pitch tables + Tabulated List mode is geared towards displaying text using +monospaced fonts, using a single font and text size. If you want to +display a table using variable pitch fonts or images, +@code{make-vtable} can be used instead. vtable also support having +more than a single table in a buffer, or having a buffer that contains +both a table and additional text in it. @ref{Introduction,,, vtable} +for more information. + Tabulated List mode is intended to be used as a parent mode by a more specialized major mode. Examples include Process Menu mode (@pxref{Process Information}) and Package Menu mode (@pxref{Package |