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@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ people.
The particular form of copyleft used by the GNU project is called the
GNU General Public License. @xref{Copying}.
@item @key{CTRL}
The @key{CTLR} or ``control'' key is what you hold down
in order to enter a control character (q.v.).
@item Current Buffer
The current buffer in Emacs is the Emacs buffer on which most editing
commands operate. You can select any Emacs buffer as the current one.
@ -302,8 +306,10 @@ A defun is a major definition at the top level in a program. The name
@code{defun}. @xref{Defuns}.
@item @key{DEL}
@key{DEL} is a character that runs the command to delete one character of
text. @xref{Basic,DEL,Basic Editing}.
@key{DEL} is a character that runs the command to delete one character
of text. It is typically either the @key{DELETE} key or the
@key{BACKSPACE} key, whichever one is easy to type.
@xref{Basic,DEL,Basic Editing}.
@item Deletion
Deletion means erasing text without copying it into the kill ring
@ -767,13 +773,14 @@ a keyboard interface to navigate it. @xref{Menu Bars}.
See `mail.'
@item Meta
Meta is the name of a modifier bit which a command character may have.
It is present in a character if the character is typed with the
@key{META} key held down. Such characters are given names that start
with @kbd{Meta-} (usually written @kbd{M-} for short). For example,
@kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{META} and at the same time
typing @kbd{<} (which itself is done, on most terminals, by holding
down @key{SHIFT} and typing @kbd{,}). @xref{User Input,Meta}.
Meta is the name of a modifier bit which you can use in a command
character. To enter a meta character, you hold down the @key{META} or
@key{ALT} key while typing the character. We refer to such characters
with names that start with @kbd{Meta-} (usually written @kbd{M-} for
short). For example, @kbd{M-<} is typed by holding down @key{META}
and at the same time typing @kbd{<} (which itself is done, on most
terminals, by holding down @key{SHIFT} and typing @kbd{,}).
@xref{User Input,Meta}.
@item Meta Character
A Meta character is one whose character code includes the Meta bit.
@ -1076,6 +1083,10 @@ or her work. Emacs detects all cases of simultaneous editing, and
warns one of the users to investigate.
@xref{Interlocking,Interlocking,Simultaneous Editing}.
@item @key{SPC}
@key{SPC} is the space character, which you enter by pressing the
space bar.
@item Speedbar
Speedbar is a special tall frame that provides fast access to Emacs
buffers, functions within those buffers, Info nodes, and other
@ -1123,6 +1134,10 @@ to its parent process, which is usually a shell. Unlike killing a job
(q.v.@:), you can later resume the suspended Emacs job without losing
your buffers, unsaved edits, undo history, etc. @xref{Exiting}.
@item @key{TAB}
@key{TAB} is the tab character. In Emacs it is typically used for
indentation or completion.
@item Tags Table
A tags table is a file that serves as an index to the function
definitions in one or more other files. @xref{Tags}.