[Emacs-diffs] emacs-24 r117229: Simplify info.info for the stand-alone reader

[Eli Zaretskii]

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revno: 117229
revision-id: address@hidden
parent: address@hidden
author: Karl Berry <address@hidden>
committer: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
branch nick: emacs-24
timestamp: Sun 2014-06-08 22:30:13 +0300
message:
  Simplify info.info for the stand-alone reader
  
   doc/misc/info.texi (Help-^L): "mode line", "screenful",
   stand-alone and Emacs Info both use the mode line.
   Use x instead of weird C-x 0 to get rid of help msg
   in standalone Info.
modified:
  doc/misc/ChangeLog             changelog-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-6331
  doc/misc/info.texi             info.texi-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-6308

=== modified file 'doc/misc/ChangeLog'
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog        2014-06-08 07:41:27 +0000
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog        2014-06-08 19:30:13 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2014-06-08  Karl Berry  <address@hidden>
+
+       * doc/info.texi (Help-^L): "mode line", "screenful",
+       stand-alone and Emacs Info both use the mode line.
+       Use x instead of weird C-x 0 to get rid of help msg
+       in standalone Info.
+
 2014-06-08  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
 
        * vip.texi (Files): Defer to Emacs manual for uniquify details.

=== modified file 'doc/misc/info.texi'
--- a/doc/misc/info.texi        2014-06-08 07:00:20 +0000
+++ b/doc/misc/info.texi        2014-06-08 19:30:13 +0000
@@ -151,12 +151,11 @@
 screen, it is necessary to give you special advice at the beginning.
 
 If the entire text you are looking at fits on the screen, the text
address@hidden will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.  In the
-stand-alone Info reader, it is displayed at the bottom right corner of
-the screen; in Emacs, it is displayed on the modeline.  If you see the
-text @samp{Top} instead, it means that there is more text below that
-does not fit.  To move forward through the text and see another screen
-full, press @key{SPC}, the Space bar.  To move back up, press the key
address@hidden will be displayed near the bottom of the screen, on the
+mode line (usually, the line in inverse video).  If you see the text
address@hidden instead, it means that there is more text below that does
+not fit.  To move forward through the text and see another screenful,
+press @key{SPC}, the Space bar.  To move back up, press the key
 labeled @samp{Backspace} or @samp{DEL} (on some keyboards, this key
 might be labeled @samp{Delete}).  In a graphical Emacs, you can also use
 @address@hidden (press and hold the @key{Shift} key and then press
@@ -405,13 +404,10 @@
 >> Type a @key{?} now.  Press @key{SPC} to see consecutive screenfuls of
    the list until finished.  Then type @key{SPC} several times.  If
    you are using Emacs, the help will then go away automatically.
+   If you are using the stand-alone Info reader, type @kbd{x} to
+   return here.
 @end format
 
-  (If you are using the stand-alone Info reader, type @kbd{C-x 0} to
-return here, that is---press and hold @key{CTRL}, type an @kbd{x},
-then release @key{CTRL} and @kbd{x}, and press @kbd{0}; that's a zero,
-not the letter ``o''.)
-
   From now on, you will encounter large nodes without warning, and
 will be expected to know how to use @key{SPC} and @key{BACKSPACE} to
 move around in them without being told.  Since not all terminals have