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Gavin D. Smith |
Date: |
Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:21:46 -0400 (EDT) |
branch: master
commit dc250740c4bfbfe66b62c80c3b45040143a1a244
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Jul 27 12:39:20 2023 +0100
* doc/info-stnd.texi (Node Commands): Edit. Do not talk about
'the current window' as this is an unnecessary complication. Say
more about the hierarchical structure of an Info file.
---
ChangeLog | 6 ++++++
doc/info-stnd.texi | 19 +++++++++----------
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index de4eea43db..c3598c9c98 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2023-07-27 Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+ * doc/info-stnd.texi (Node Commands): Edit. Do not talk about
+ 'the current window' as this is an unnecessary complication. Say
+ more about the hierarchical structure of an Info file.
+
2023-07-27 Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
* doc/info-stnd.texi (Node Commands, More Node Commands):
diff --git a/doc/info-stnd.texi b/doc/info-stnd.texi
index a0618dfeff..d0e6c9bb8a 100644
--- a/doc/info-stnd.texi
+++ b/doc/info-stnd.texi
@@ -122,16 +122,8 @@ sent to @email{bug-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}.
@chapter Selecting a Node
@cindex nodes, selection of
-This section details the Info commands which select a new node
-to view in the current window.
-
-The most basic node commands are @samp{n}, @samp{p}, @samp{u}, and
-@samp{l}.
-
-When you are viewing a node, the top line of the node contains some Info
-@dfn{pointers} which describe where the next, previous, and up nodes
-are. Info uses this line to move about the node structure of the file
-when you use the following commands:
+The most basic node commands are @samp{n}, @samp{p}, and @samp{u}.
+These move you around the node structure of the file:
@table @asis
@item @kbd{n} (@code{next-node})
@@ -150,6 +142,13 @@ Select the `Prev' node.
Select the `Up' node.
@end table
+The top line of each Info node contains @dfn{pointers} which describe
+where the next, previous, and up nodes are.
+The nodes in an Info file are conventionally arranged in a hierarchical
+structure; for example, the `Next' pointer in a section of a chapter
+takes you to the next section in the same chapter, while the `Up' pointer
+takes you to the higher-level node for the chapter as a whole.
+
You can select a node that you have already viewed in this window
by using the @samp{l} command---this stands for ``last'':