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diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi index edb3d08f68d..55e0145d7d1 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi @@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ forward, so that point remains just after the inserted text. @cindex newline @c @findex electric-indent-just-newline To end a line and start a new one, type @key{RET} (@code{newline}). -(The @key{RET} key may be labeled @key{Return} or @key{Enter} on your -keyboard, but we refer to it as @key{RET} in this manual.) This -command inserts a newline character into the buffer, then indents -(@pxref{Indentation}) according to the major mode. If point is at the end -of the line, the effect is to create a new blank line after it and -indent the new line; if point is in the middle of a line, the line is -split at that position. To turn off the auto-indentation, you can -either disable Electric Indent mode (@pxref{Indent Convenience}) or -type @kbd{C-j}, which inserts just a newline, without any -auto-indentation. +(The @key{RET} key may be labeled @key{Return}, or @key{Enter}, or +with a funny-looking left-pointing arrow on your keyboard, but we +refer to it as @key{RET} in this manual.) This command inserts a +newline character into the buffer, then indents (@pxref{Indentation}) +according to the major mode. If point is at the end of the line, the +effect is to create a new blank line after it and indent the new line; +if point is in the middle of a line, the line is split at that +position. To turn off the auto-indentation, you can either disable +Electric Indent mode (@pxref{Indent Convenience}) or type @kbd{C-j}, +which inserts just a newline, without any auto-indentation. As we explain later in this manual, you can change the way Emacs handles text insertion by turning on @dfn{minor modes}. For instance, |