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diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi index 7d6c3085cb6..20a9d8be13b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/help.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi @@ -461,15 +461,18 @@ Move point back to the previous hyperlink (@code{backward-button}). @item mouse-1 @itemx mouse-2 Follow a hyperlink that you click on. +@item n +@itemx p +Move forward and back between pages in the Help buffer. @item C-c C-c Show all documentation about the symbol at point (@code{help-follow-symbol}). @item C-c C-f @itemx r -Go forward to the next help topic (@code{help-go-forward}). +Go forward in history of help commands (@code{help-go-forward}). @item C-c C-b @itemx l -Go back to the previous help topic (@code{help-go-back}). +Go back in history of help commands (@code{help-go-back}). @item s View the source of the current help topic (if any) (@code{help-view-source}). @@ -498,6 +501,30 @@ C-b} or @kbd{l} (@code{help-go-back}). While retracing your steps, you can go forward by using @kbd{C-c C-f} or @kbd{r} (@code{help-go-forward}). +@kindex TAB @r{(Help mode)} +@findex forward-button +@kindex S-TAB @r{(Help mode)} +@findex backward-button + To move between hyperlinks in a help buffer, use @key{TAB} +(@code{forward-button}) to move forward to the next hyperlink and +@kbd{S-@key{TAB}} (@code{backward-button}) to move back to the +previous hyperlink. These commands act cyclically; for instance, +typing @key{TAB} at the last hyperlink moves back to the first +hyperlink. + +@kindex n @r{(Help mode)} +@kindex p @r{(Help mode)} +@findex help-goto-next-page +@findex help-goto-previous-page + Help buffers produced by some Help commands (like @kbd{C-h b}, which +shows a long list of key bindings) are divided into pages by the +@samp{^L} character. In such buffers, the @kbd{n} +(@code{help-goto-next-page}) command will take you to the next start +of page, and the @kbd{p} (@code{help-goto-previous-page}) command will +take you to the previous start of page. This way you can quickly +navigate between the different kinds of documentation in a help +buffer. + @cindex URL, viewing in help @cindex help, viewing web pages @cindex viewing web pages in help @@ -507,16 +534,6 @@ code definitions, and URLs (web pages). The first two are opened in Emacs, and the third using a web browser via the @code{browse-url} command (@pxref{Browse-URL}). -@kindex TAB @r{(Help mode)} -@findex forward-button -@kindex S-TAB @r{(Help mode)} -@findex backward-button - In a help buffer, @key{TAB} (@code{forward-button}) moves point -forward to the next hyperlink, while @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} -(@code{backward-button}) moves point back to the previous hyperlink. -These commands act cyclically; for instance, typing @key{TAB} at the -last hyperlink moves back to the first hyperlink. - To view all documentation about any symbol in the text, move point to the symbol and type @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{help-follow-symbol}). This shows the documentation for all the meanings of the symbol---as a |