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* doc/emacs/book-spine.texi: Fix the author attribution.
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* doc/emacs/back.texi: Update text.
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@sp 1
@quotation
GNU Emacs is much more than a text editor; over the years, it has
expanded to become an entire workflow environment, impressing
programmers with its integrated debugging and project-management
features. It is also a multi-lingual word processor, can handle all
your email and Usenet news needs, display web pages, and even has a
diary and a calendar for your appointments!
GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor}; over the years, it
has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment},
impressing programmers with its integrated debugging and
project-management features. It is also a multi-lingual word
processor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display
web pages, and even has a diary and a calendar for your appointments!
And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
contains games to play.
@strong{Features include:}
Features include:
@itemize @bullet
@item
Special editing modes for @strong{27 programing languages}, including C,
Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming languages}, including C,
C@t{++}, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, Lisp, Objective C, Pascal, Perl,
and Scheme.
@ -48,8 +45,8 @@ The ability to:
@itemize @minus
@item
Create @strong{PostScript output} from plain-text files (special editing
modes for @LaTeX{} and @TeX{} are included).
Create @strong{PostScript output} from plain-text files (special
editing modes for @LaTeX{} and @TeX{} are included).
@item
@strong{Compile} and @strong{debug} from inside Emacs.
@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs}.
@item
Flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively
(@strong{directory navigation}).
@strong{(directory navigation).}
@item
Run @strong{shell commands} from inside Emacs, or even use Emacs itself
@ -69,23 +66,28 @@ as a shell (Eshell).
Enjoy the use of extensive @strong{merge} and @strong{diff} functions.
@item
Take advantage of built-in support for many @strong{version control}
systems, including Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, Subversion, and CVS.
Take advantage of built-in support for many @strong{version control
systems}, including Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, Subversion, and CVS.
@item
And much more!
@end itemize
@end itemize
And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
contains games to play.
Emacs comes with an introductory online tutorial available in many
languages. This book picks up where that tutorial ends. It explains
the full range of Emacs's power and contains reference material useful
to expert users.
languages, and this manual picks up where that tutorial ends. It
explains the full range of the power of Emacs, now up to @strong{version
27.2}, and contains reference material useful to expert users. It
also includes appendices with specific material about X and GTK
resources, and with details for users of macOS and Microsoft Windows.
Appendices are included, with specific material about X and GTK
resources, and with details for users of Macintosh and Microsoft OS.
@strong{About the Author:}
@strong{About the original and principal Author:}
Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1975 and wrote GNU
Emacs in 1984/85. He has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a

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@center @value{EDITION} Edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
@sp 5
@center by Richard M.@: Stallman
@center by Richard M.@: Stallman et al.
@bye