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emacs-27 0d9e182: One more minor update of the Emacs manual for 19th pri


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: emacs-27 0d9e182: One more minor update of the Emacs manual for 19th printing
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 08:04:38 -0400 (EDT)

branch: emacs-27
commit 0d9e1826f7420cd49ca1162e56950ea7f8b4d449
Author: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>

    One more minor update of the Emacs manual for 19th printing
    
    * doc/emacs/back.texi:
    * doc/emacs/book-spine.texi:
    * doc/emacs/emacs.texi: Last round of minor copyedits for 19th ed.
---
 doc/emacs/back.texi       | 37 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 doc/emacs/book-spine.texi |  2 +-
 doc/emacs/emacs.texi      |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/back.texi b/doc/emacs/back.texi
index 549e0e9..ae0121e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/back.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/back.texi
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 @sp 1
 
 @quotation
-GNU Emacs is much @strong{more than a text editor}; over the years, it
-has expanded to become @strong{an entire workflow environment},
+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
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Features include:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-Special editing modes for @strong{27 programming 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.
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ and creating Makefiles for GNU/Linux, UNIX, Windows/DOS, and 
VMS
 systems.
 
 @item
-Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages},
+Support for typing and displaying in @strong{60 non-English languages,}
 including Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean,
 Russian, Vietnamese, and all Western European languages.
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ editing modes for @LaTeX{} and @TeX{} are included).
 @strong{Compile} and @strong{debug} from inside Emacs.
 
 @item
-Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs}.
+Maintain program @strong{ChangeLogs.}
 
 @item
 Flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively
@@ -74,26 +74,25 @@ 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, 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.
+languages, and this nineteenth edition of the 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.
+And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs
+contains games to play.
 
-@strong{About the original and principal Author:}
+@strong{About the original and principal author:}
 
-Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1975 and wrote GNU
+Richard M.@: Stallman developed the first Emacs in 1976 and wrote GNU
 Emacs in 1984/85.  He has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a
 MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's
-Pioneer award, and the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as
-well as several honorary doctorates.
+Pioneer award, the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, and
+the ACM Software and System Award, as well as several doctorates
+honoris causa.
 @end quotation
 
 @hfil
diff --git a/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi b/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
index 17fccee..20e23ca 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/book-spine.texi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 @center @titlefont{GNU Emacs Manual}
 @sp 5
-@center @value{EDITION} Edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
+@center @value{EDITION} edition, for Emacs Version @value{EMACSVER}
 @sp 5
 
 @center by Richard M.@: Stallman et al.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index b355146..4ef3690 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA @*
 ISBN 978-0-9831592-8-5
 
 @sp 2
-Cover art by Etienne Suvasa; cover design by Matt Lee.
+Cover art by Etienne Suvasa; cover design by FSF staff.
 
 @end titlepage
 



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