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diff --git a/doc/emacs/modes.texi b/doc/emacs/modes.texi index f0986702d5a..1312a24d985 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/modes.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/modes.texi @@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ do something more suitable for the mode. For instance, programming language modes bind @key{TAB} to indent the current line according to the rules of the language (@pxref{Indentation}). The keys that are commonly changed are @key{TAB}, @key{DEL}, and @kbd{C-j}. Many modes -also define special commands of their own, usually bound in the prefix -key @kbd{C-c}. Major modes can also alter user options and variables; -for instance, programming language modes typically set a buffer-local -value for the variable @code{comment-start}, which determines how -source code comments are delimited (@pxref{Comments}). +also define special commands of their own, usually bound to key +sequences whose prefix key is @kbd{C-c} (@pxref{Keys}). Major modes +can also alter user options and variables; for instance, programming +language modes typically set a buffer-local value for the variable +@code{comment-start}, which determines how source code comments are +delimited (@pxref{Comments}). To view the documentation for the current major mode, including a list of its key bindings, type @kbd{C-h m} (@code{describe-mode}). @@ -437,8 +438,8 @@ a single case-insensitive search through @code{auto-mode-alist}. Finally, if Emacs @emph{still} hasn't found a major mode to use, it compares the text at the start of the buffer to the variable @code{magic-fallback-mode-alist}. This variable works like -@code{magic-mode-alist}, described above, except that is consulted -only after @code{auto-mode-alist}. By default, +@code{magic-mode-alist}, described above, except that it is consulted +only @emph{after} @code{auto-mode-alist}. By default, @code{magic-fallback-mode-alist} contains forms that check for image files, HTML/XML/SGML files, PostScript files, and Unix style Conf files. |