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[AUCTeX-diffs] Changes to auctex/doc/intro.texi
From: |
David Kastrup |
Subject: |
[AUCTeX-diffs] Changes to auctex/doc/intro.texi |
Date: |
Mon, 02 May 2005 06:37:50 -0400 |
Index: auctex/doc/intro.texi
diff -u auctex/doc/intro.texi:1.24 auctex/doc/intro.texi:1.25
--- auctex/doc/intro.texi:1.24 Sun May 1 20:36:30 2005
+++ auctex/doc/intro.texi Mon May 2 10:37:49 2005
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
@end ifclear
gives a brief overview of what @AUCTeX{} is. It is @strong{not} an
attempt to document @AUCTeX{}. Real documentation for @AUCTeX{} is
-available in the rest of the manual, which should be available as an
-info file after installation.
+available in the
address@hidden rawfile
+manual, which should be available as an info file after installation.
address@hidden ifset
address@hidden rawfile
+rest of the manual.
address@hidden ifclear
Read the
@ifset rawfile
@@ -39,16 +44,16 @@
@end ifclear
@AUCTeX{} is a comprehensive customizable integrated environment for
-writing input files for @TeX{}/@LaTeX{}/@ConTeXt{} using GNU Emacs.
+writing input files for @TeX{}/@LaTeX{}/@ConTeXt{}/Texinfo using Emacs
+or XEmacs.
address@hidden lets you run @TeX{}/@LaTeX{}/@ConTeXt{} and
address@hidden/@ConTeXt{}-related tools, such as a output filters or post
-processor from inside Emacs. Especially running the various @TeX{}
-processors is interesting, as @AUCTeX{} lets you browse through the
-errors @TeX{} reported, while it moves the cursor directly to the
-reported error, and displays some documentation for that particular
-error. This will even work when the document is spread over several
-files.
+It lets you process your source files by running @TeX{} and related
+tools (such as output filters, post processors for generating indices
+and bibliographies, and viewers) from inside Emacs. @AUCTeX{} lets you
+browse through the errors @TeX{} reported, while it moves the cursor
+directly to the reported error, and displays some documentation for that
+particular error. This will even work when the document is spread over
+several files.
One component of @AUCTeX{} that @LaTeX{} users will find attractive is
@previewlatex{}, a combination of folding and in-source previewing
@@ -56,6 +61,9 @@
sourcebuffer, while letting you retain full control. @previewlatex{}
comes with its own manual, see @ref{Top, , preview-latex,
preview-latex, The @previewlatex{} Manual}.
address@hidden rawfile
+For more information, consult the file @file{preview/README}.
address@hidden ifset
@AUCTeX{} automatically indents your address@hidden', not only as you
write it --- you can also let it indent and format an entire document.
@@ -64,21 +72,16 @@
Apart from these special features, @AUCTeX{} provides a large range of
handy Emacs macros, which in several different ways can help you write
-your @LaTeX{}/@ConTeXt{} documents fast and painlessly.
+your documents fast and painlessly.
All features of @AUCTeX{} are documented using the GNU Emacs online
documentation system. That is, documentation for any command is just
a key click away!
@AUCTeX{} is written entirely in Emacs-Lisp, and hence you can easily
-add new features for your own needs. It was not made as part of any
-particular employment or project (apart from the @AUCTeX{} project
-itself). @AUCTeX{} is distributed under the `GNU Emacs General Public
-License' and may therefore almost freely be copied and redistributed.
-
-The next sections are a short introduction to some `actual' features.
-For further information, refer to the built-in online documentation of
address@hidden
+add new features for your own needs. It has become recently a GNU
+project. @AUCTeX{} is distributed under the `GNU General Public License
+Version 2'.
@section Availability