* doc/lispref/processes.texi (Asynchronous Processes): Clarify
better when it is advisable to use pipes for communicating
with subprocesses. (Bug#33050)
* doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi (Initial Options):
* doc/emacs/frames.texi (Frame Parameters):
* doc/emacs/xresources.texi (Resources): Document the
'--no-x-resources' command-line option and the fact that X
resources override .emacs settings of frame parameters.
(Bug#32975)
* doc/emacs/search.texi (Basic Isearch): Index
'isearch-delete-char', its keybinding and the isearch "input
item" concept, and define the latter.
(Error in Isearch): Clarify the different uses of DEL and
C-M-w during isearch.
* lisp/isearch.el (isearch-delete-char): Correct its
documentation and link to the Info node '(emacs)Basic Isearch'
which explains less technically how this function works in
everyday usage.
* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Packages that do not come with Emacs):
Correct typo in GNU ELPA url (Bug#33072). Change other url
references to use https scheme.
* doc/lispref/windows.texi (vertical scrolling): Clarify the meaning of
vertical scrolling by referring to tall screen lines, images, and the display
action. Clarify an ambiguous English tense.
* src/window.c (window-vscroll, set-window-vscroll): Amend doc strings to
refer to display.
* doc/lispref/os.texi (Startup Summary): Remove stale
reference to window-system-initialization-alist. Reported by
Zhang Haijun <ccsmile2008@outlook.com>.
* lisp/registry.el (registry-collect-prune-candidates): This `cdr' was
an error: it meant that the last key in the precious list, would be
considered a nil. Since the precious list only contains the symbol
'mark by default, marks were never considered precious.
* doc/misc/gnus.texi (Store arbitrary data): Fix typo: "marks" should
be "mark".
* src/minibuf.c (syms_of_minibuf) <Vread_hide_char>: Clarify
documentation and mention where else the variable is used.
* doc/lispref/minibuf.texi (Reading a Password): Add an index
entry for 'read-hide-char'.
* doc/misc/org.texi (Org Mobile): Rewritten from "MobileOrg" section.
Remove all references to non-free software.
Moved into "Miscellaneous", much like Org Crypt library. No longer an
appendix.
(Footnotes): Remove a reference to "MobileOrg".
(Bug#32722)
According to Apple gospel, function keys are partly going the way of the dodo
so F3/F4 can, like in the good old days, be hard to reach for some users.
* lisp/files.el (hack-local-variables, normal-mode)
(after-find-file, find-file-hook): Mention directory-local
variables in the doc strings. Suggested by Marcin Borkowski
<mbork@mbork.pl>.
* doc/emacs/custom.texi (File Variables, Directory Variables):
Clarify that directory-local variables are overridden by
file-local ones.
* doc/lispref/customize.texi (Variable Definitions): Replace
example of saveplace defcustom with a fictitious one, which
will not bit-rot with time. (Bug#32741)
* src/keymap.c (Ftext_char_description):
* doc/lispref/help.texi (Describing Characters): More accurate
description of 'text-char-description'. Remove incorrect
examples from the ELisp manual. (Bug#32743)
* doc/misc/eshell.texi (Built-ins):
* lisp/eshell/em-unix.el (eshell/make): Mention that it falls back to
the external 'make' command when called synchronously.
* doc/lispref/help.texi (Describing Characters):
* doc/lispref/commands.texi (Keyboard Events)
(Reading One Event, Classifying Events): Make the distinction
between characters and character events more explicit.
* src/keymap.c (Ftext_char_description)
(Fsingle_key_description):
* src/lread.c (Fread_char, Fread_char_exclusive): Doc fixes,
to make a clear distinction between a character input event
and a character code. (Bug#32562)
* doc/misc/calc.texi (Reporting Bugs): Use standard commands.
* lisp/calc/calc-misc.el (report-calc-bug, calc-report-bug):
* lisp/calc/calc.el (calc-bug-address): Change to be
obsolete aliases for standard Emacs bug reporting items.
* doc/lispref/threads.texi (Basic Thread Functions): Use thread-live-p.
* etc/NEWS: 'thread-alive-p' has been renamed to 'thread-live-p'.
* src/thread.c (thread_live_p): Rename from thread_alive_p. Adapt
all callees.
(Fthread_live_p): Rename from Fthread_alive_p.
(syms_of_threads): Make thread-alive-p an alias of thread-live-p.
* test/src/thread-tests.el (all): Replace `thread-alive-p' by
`thread-live-p'.
(threads-live): Rename from `threads-alive'.
The change "New command rcirc-cmd-reconnect" from 2014-04-09 (shipped
in Emacs 25.1) added a /reconnect command to rcirc but did not
document it and did not delete the example /reconnect command
definition in the manual.
* doc/misc/rcirc.texi (rcirc commands): Document the built-in /reconnect
command.
(Hacking and Tweaking): Delete example reconnect command.
Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes
* doc/emacs/trouble.texi (Sending Patches): Use "commit log"
instead of "change log", to avoid the interpretation that we
are talking about literal ChangeLog files. (Bug#32359)
