From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: require basic stuff from specific packages Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 08:13:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: References: <864m8671sy.fsf@student.uu.se> <86y45glxpy.fsf@student.uu.se> <86lh16i94u.fsf@student.uu.se> <86vb09hd10.fsf@student.uu.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1468422879 26761 80.91.229.3 (13 Jul 2016 15:14:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:14:39 +0000 (UTC) To: Emanuel Berg , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 13 17:14:26 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1bNLrl-0007Cy-SJ for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2016 17:14:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48329 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bNLri-0005bk-5j for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:14:22 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60225) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bNLr7-0005aE-St for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:13:46 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bNLr3-0005bT-K7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:13:45 -0400 Original-Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:41461) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bNLr3-0005bI-AW for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:13:41 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0021.oracle.com (aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u6DFDdTT019302 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:13:40 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0122.oracle.com (aserv0122.oracle.com [141.146.126.236]) by aserv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u6DFDdKj007614 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:13:39 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0019.oracle.com (abhmp0019.oracle.com [141.146.116.25]) by aserv0122.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u6DFDaPG026758; Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:13:38 GMT In-Reply-To: <86vb09hd10.fsf@student.uu.se> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6744.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-Received-From: 156.151.31.81 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:110810 Archived-At: > > FWIW, I find the elisp manual to be pretty > > good and it's index pretty complete and easy > > to use via Emacs' info system (C-h i and then > > i in a manual). >=20 > Alright, so what is the exact sequence of > keystrokes and/or functions invoked to find `x' > in the Elisp manual? If you are in the manual, then `i x RET'. If `x' is not in the index then you will need to search for it: `C-s x C-s C-s...' or likewise, with `C-M-s', if `x' is a regexp. If `x' is indexed multiple times then you can continue to visit indexed occurrences in the manual, by using `,' - just as the message tells you. E.g.: "Found `defun' in Index. (11 total; use `,' for next)" You can also use `I', which creates a virtual Info node with the results of an index search. If you don't know which manual to check, try `M-x info-apropos'. All of this is well explained in the (small) Info manual, in particular, (info) `Search Index'. I suggest you start with the Info manual, before trying to use any other manual. Your time spent there will be rewarded. There is a reason that the Info manual is presented first in the list of manuals (by default). Its description: "How to use the documentation browsing system." It will answer that how-to question far better than answers you'll get here, I'm guessing (including this answer).