The manuals often used quotes ``...'' when it is better to use @dfn or
@code or capitalized words or no quoting at all. For example, there is
no need for the `` and '' in “if a variable has one effect for
@code{nil} values and another effect for ``non-@code{nil}'' values”.
Reword the Emacs, Lisp intro, and Lisp reference manuals to eliminate
unnecessary quoting like this, and to use @dfn etc. instead when called
for (Bug#21472).
doc/lispref/windows.texi (Recombining Windows): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/variables.texi (Variables with Restricted Values)
(Generalized Variables): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/text.texi (Buffer Contents, Examining Properties)
(Changing Properties, Property Search, Substitution): Index
subject of sections.
doc/lispref/syntax.texi (Motion and Syntax, Parsing Expressions)
(Motion via Parsing, Position Parse, Control Parsing): Index
subject of sections.
doc/lispref/strings.texi (Predicates for Strings, Creating Strings)
(Modifying Strings, Text Comparison): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/searching.texi (Syntax of Regexps, Regexp Special)
(Regexp Functions, Regexp Functions): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/processes.texi (Subprocess Creation, Process Information): Index
subject of sections.
doc/lispref/positions.texi (Screen Lines): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/nonascii.texi (Scanning Charsets, Specifying Coding Systems):
Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Text from Minibuffer, Object from Minibuffer)
(Multiple Queries, Minibuffer Contents): Index subject of
sections.
doc/lispref/markers.texi (Predicates on Markers, Creating Markers)
(Information from Markers, Moving Markers): Index subject of
sections.
doc/lispref/macros.texi (Defining Macros, Problems with Macros): Index
subject of sections.
doc/lispref/loading.texi (Loading Non-ASCII, Where Defined): Index subject
of sections.
doc/lispref/lists.texi (List-related Predicates, List Variables, Setcar)
(Setcdr, Plist Access): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/keymaps.texi (Controlling Active Maps, Scanning Keymaps)
(Modifying Menus): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/help.texi (Accessing Documentation, Help Functions): Index
subject of sections.
doc/lispref/hash.texi (Hash Access): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/functions.texi (Core Advising Primitives)
(Advising Named Functions, Porting old advices): Index subject of
sections.
doc/lispref/frames.texi (Creating Frames, Initial Parameters)
(Position Parameters, Buffer Parameters, Minibuffers and Frames)
(Pop-Up Menus, Drag and Drop): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/files.texi (Visiting Functions, Kinds of Files)
(Unique File Names): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/display.texi (Refresh Screen, Echo Area Customization)
(Warning Variables, Warning Options, Delayed Warnings)
(Temporary Displays, Managing Overlays, Overlay Properties)
(Finding Overlays, Size of Displayed Text, Defining Faces)
(Attribute Functions, Displaying Faces, Face Remapping)
(Basic Faces, Font Lookup, Fontsets, Replacing Specs)
(Defining Images, Showing Images): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/debugging.texi (Debugging, Explicit Debug)
(Invoking the Debugger, Excess Open, Excess Close): Index subject
of sections.
doc/lispref/customize.texi (Defining New Types, Applying Customizations)
(Custom Themes): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/control.texi (Sequencing, Combining Conditions)
(Processing of Errors, Cleanups): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/compile.texi (Eval During Compile): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/commands.texi (Using Interactive, Distinguish Interactive)
(Command Loop Info, Classifying Events, Event Mod)
(Invoking the Input Method): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/buffers.texi (Buffer List, Buffer Gap): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/backups.texi (Making Backups, Numbered Backups, Backup Names)
(Reverting): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/abbrevs.texi (Abbrev Tables, Defining Abbrevs, Abbrev Files)
(Abbrev Expansion, Standard Abbrev Tables, Abbrev Properties)
(Abbrev Table Properties): Index subject of sections.
doc/lispref/os.texi (Time of Day, Time Conversion, Time Parsing)
(Time Calculations, Idle Timers): Index subject of sections.
* compile.texi (Compilation Functions):
* files.texi (File Attributes, Changing Files):
Use current format for GNU 'ls' output.
(File Attributes): Fix problem introduced in previous change:
the link count is the number of hard links, not the number
of hard links + 1.
Be more systematic about using "@." (not ".") at end of sentence that
ends in a capital letter, and about appending "@:" after non-ends of
sentences that end in a lower case letter followed by "." followed by
whitespace. Omit unnecessary use of "@:" and "@.". Similarly for "?"
and "!". Be more consistent about putting a comma after "i.e." and
"e.g."; this is the typical American style and it's easier to code in
Texinfo.
Fixes: debbugs:12973
* commands.texi (Recursive Editing): recursive-edit is a
command.
* compile.texi (Docs and Compilation):
byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings is an option.
* debugging.texi (Invoking the Debugger): debug is a command.
* display.texi (Progress): progress-reporter-update and
progress-reporter-force-update have VALUE argument optional.
(Animated Images): Use non-@code{nil} instead of non-nil.
* files.texi (Format Conversion Round-Trip): Use non-@code{nil}
instead of non-nil.
* frames.texi (Creating Frames): make-frame is a command.
(Input Focus): select-frame is a command.
(Pointer Shape): void-text-area-pointer is an option.
* help.texi (Describing Characters): read-kbd-macro is a
command.
(Help Functions): describe-prefix-bindings is a command.
* markers.texi (Creating Markers): Both arguments of copy-marker
are optional.
* minibuf.texi (Reading File Names): Use @kbd instead of @code.
* modes.texi (Mode Line Variables): mode-line-remote and
mode-line-client are not options.
(Imenu): imenu-add-to-menubar is a command.
(SMIE Indentation Helpers): Use non-@code{nil} instead of
non-nil.
* os.texi (Sound Output): play-sound-file is a command.
* package.texi (Package Archives): Use @key{RET} instead of
@kbd{RET}.
* processes.texi (Signals to Processes): Use @key{RET} instead
of @code{RET}.
(Signals to Processes): signal-process is a command.
* text.texi (Clickable Text): Use @key{RET} instead of
@kbd{RET}.
(Base 64): base64-encode-string is not a command while
base64-decode-region is.
* windows.texi (Switching Buffers): pop-to-buffer is a command.
* doc/emacs/debugging.texi (Debugging): Copyedits. Describe testcover, ERT.
(Error Debugging): Note that debug-ignored-errors overrides list
values of debug-on-error too. Add xref to Signaling Errors. Note
that debug-on-signal is not customizable. Mention
condition-case-unless-debug.
(Compilation Errors): Node deleted.
* doc/emacs/compile.texi (Compiler Errors): Move a paragraph here from
deleted node Compilation Errors.
* doc/lispref/advice.texi (Defining Advice): Clarify ad-unadvise.
(Activation of Advice): Specifying the ACTIVATE flag in defadvice
is not abnormal.
(Advising Primitives): Node deleted; ad-define-subr-args has been
removed.
* doc/lispref/compile.texi (Speed of Byte-Code): Use float-time in example.
(Compilation Functions): Note that the log uses Compilation mode.
Don't discuss the contents of byte-code function object here.
(Compilation Functions): De-document internal function byte-code.
(Docs and Compilation): Minor clarifications.
* doc/lispref/objects.texi (Byte-Code Type): Add xref to Byte-Code Function
Objects.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/advice.el: Update commentary to reflect deletion of
ad-define-subr-args
