[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/man/commands.texi,v

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       06/07/24 17:42:10

Index: commands.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/man/commands.texi,v
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diff -u -b -r1.23 -r1.24
--- commands.texi       3 May 2006 23:20:33 -0000       1.23
+++ commands.texi       24 Jul 2006 17:42:10 -0000      1.24
@@ -25,9 +25,18 @@
 @cindex Control
 @cindex control characters
 
-  GNU Emacs uses an extension of the @acronym{ASCII} character set for keyboard
-input; it also accepts non-character input events including function
-keys and mouse button actions.
+  GNU Emacs is designed for use with keyboard commands because that is
+the most efficient way to edit.  You can do editing with the mouse, as
+in other editors, and you can give commands with the menu bar and tool
+bar, and scroll with the scroll bar.  But if you keep on editing that
+way, you won't get the benefits of Emacs.  Therefore, this manual
+documents primarily how to edit with the keyboard.  You can practice
+using the keyboard by using the shell command @samp{emacs -nw} to
+start Emacs.
+
+  Emacs uses an extension of the @acronym{ASCII} character set for
+keyboard input; it also accepts non-character input events including
+function keys and mouse button actions.
 
   @acronym{ASCII} consists of 128 character codes.  Some of these codes are
 assigned graphic symbols such as @samp{a} and @samp{=}; the rest are