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master 6f8f51db4d: Add links to the vtable manual


From: Lars Ingebrigtsen
Subject: master 6f8f51db4d: Add links to the vtable manual
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:33:17 -0500 (EST)

branch: master
commit 6f8f51db4d96e9b4ceea64aa6f49dd632e965a51
Author: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Commit: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>

    Add links to the vtable manual
    
    * doc/lispref/modes.texi (Tabulated List Mode): Mention vtables.
    * lisp/info-look.el (lambda): Link to vtables.
---
 doc/lispref/modes.texi | 14 ++++++++++++--
 lisp/info-look.el      |  1 +
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
index 2ef7de066f..570ffe1726 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
@@ -1061,12 +1061,22 @@ very end of every properly-written major mode command.
 @cindex Tabulated List mode
 
   Tabulated List mode is a major mode for displaying tabulated data,
-i.e., data consisting of @dfn{entries}, each entry occupying one row of
-text with its contents divided into columns.  Tabulated List mode
+i.e., data consisting of @dfn{entries}, each entry occupying one row
+of text with its contents divided into columns.  Tabulated List mode
 provides facilities for pretty-printing rows and columns, and sorting
 the rows according to the values in each column.  It is derived from
 Special mode (@pxref{Basic Major Modes}).
 
+@findex make-vtable
+@cindex variable pitch tables
+  Tabulated List mode is geared towards displaying text using
+monospaced fonts, using a single font and text size.  If you want to
+display a table using variable pitch fonts or images,
+@code{make-vtable} can be used instead.  vtable also support having
+more than a single table in a buffer, or having a buffer that contains
+both a table and additional text in it.  @ref{Introduction,,, vtable}
+for more information.
+
   Tabulated List mode is intended to be used as a parent mode by a more
 specialized major mode.  Examples include Process Menu mode
 (@pxref{Process Information}) and Package Menu mode (@pxref{Package
diff --git a/lisp/info-look.el b/lisp/info-look.el
index 42e758360e..aa07c3f5e7 100644
--- a/lisp/info-look.el
+++ b/lisp/info-look.el
@@ -1074,6 +1074,7 @@ Return nil if there is nothing appropriate in the buffer 
near point."
    ("url" "Variable Index" "Function Index")
    ("vhdl" "(vhdl-mode)Variable Index" "(vhdl-mode)Command Index")
    ("viper" "Variable Index" "Function Index")
+   ("vtable" "Index")
    ("widget" "Index")
    ("wisent" "Index")
    ("woman" "Variable Index" "Command Index")))



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