GNU bug report logs - #42982
Emacs manual suggestion

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Alexander Summers <alexandermsummers <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 09:06:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 42982 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Alexander Summers <alexandermsummers <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 42982 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42982: Emacs manual suggestion
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:09:49 +0200

Alexander Summers <alexandermsummers <at> gmail.com> writes:

> In the preface to the Emacs manual, it is recommended that the reader
> first access the tutorial with "C-h t". However, I'm not sure if the
> target audience for that particular paragraph will know what that
> means -- that is, to hold down Shift and h, release, and then type
> 't'. I am concerned this instruction might confuse them.

Makes sense.  I've now added something like that to the preface (only
correcting for shift->control :-)).

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