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diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/subword.el b/lisp/progmodes/subword.el index 1a403f50b1b..9c61da89008 100644 --- a/lisp/progmodes/subword.el +++ b/lisp/progmodes/subword.el @@ -94,13 +94,19 @@ ;;;###autoload (define-minor-mode subword-mode - "Mode enabling subword movement and editing keys. -In spite of GNU Coding Standards, it is popular to name a symbol by -mixing uppercase and lowercase letters, e.g. \"GtkWidget\", -\"EmacsFrameClass\", \"NSGraphicsContext\", etc. Here we call these -mixed case symbols `nomenclatures'. Also, each capitalized (or -completely uppercase) part of a nomenclature is called a `subword'. -Here are some examples: + "Toggle subword movement and editing (Subword mode). +With a prefix argument ARG, enable Subword mode if ARG is +positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, enable +the mode if ARG is omitted or nil. + +Subword mode is a buffer-local minor mode. Enabling it remaps +word-based editing commands to subword-based commands that handle +symbols with mixed uppercase and lowercase letters, +e.g. \"GtkWidget\", \"EmacsFrameClass\", \"NSGraphicsContext\". + +Here we call these mixed case symbols `nomenclatures'. Each +capitalized (or completely uppercase) part of a nomenclature is +called a `subword'. Here are some examples: Nomenclature Subwords =========================================================== |