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24.0.50; [PATCH] Documentation typo fixes.

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From: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; [PATCH] Documentation typo fixes.
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 21:58:06 +0200

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Tags: patch


Hello,

here are some typo fixes that might be nice to have in the upcoming
release.

Regards,

 Štěpán Němec

[0001-Fix-some-typos-in-the-documentation.patch (text/x-diff, inline)]

From 931f2f24e8717c50cf3874db851760852ee7e2a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?=C5=A0t=C4=9Bp=C3=A1n=20N=C4=9Bmec?= <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:14:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix some typos in the documentation.

---
 INSTALL                  |    6 +++---
 doc/emacs/mark.texi      |    2 +-
 doc/emacs/mini.texi      |    2 +-
 doc/emacs/misc.texi      |    2 +-
 doc/emacs/programs.texi  |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/edebug.texi  |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/loading.texi |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/locals.texi  |    6 +++---
 doc/lispref/macros.texi  |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/maps.texi    |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/minibuf.texi |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/text.texi    |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/tips.texi    |    2 +-
 doc/lispref/windows.texi |    4 ++--
 doc/misc/cl.texi         |    2 +-
 doc/misc/message.texi    |    4 ++--
 doc/misc/url.texi        |    6 +++---
 etc/NEWS.23              |    8 ++++----
 etc/enriched.doc         |    4 ++--
 19 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 519525e..040b25f 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ to look in `/bar/mylib' for libraries, pass the -O3 optimization
 switch to the compiler, and link against libfoo.a and libbar.a
 libraries in addition to the standard ones.
 
-For some libraries, like Gtk+, fontconfig and ALSA, `configure' use
+For some libraries, like Gtk+, fontconfig and ALSA, `configure' uses
 pkg-config to find where those libraries are installed.
 If you want pkg-config to look in special directories, you have to set
 the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH to point to the directories
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ site-load.el for additional libraries if you arrange for their
 documentation strings to be in the etc/DOC file (see
 src/Makefile.in if you wish to figure out how to do that).  For all
 else, use site-init.el.  Do not load byte-compiled code which
-was build with a non-nil value of `byte-compile-dynamic'.
+was built with a non-nil value of `byte-compile-dynamic'.
 
 If you set load-path to a different value in site-init.el or
 site-load.el, Emacs will use *precisely* that value when it starts up
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ named `src/emacs'.  You can execute this file "in place" without
 copying it, if you wish; then it automatically uses the sibling
 directories ../lisp, ../lib-src, ../info.
 
-Or you can "install" the executable and the other Emacs into their
+Or you can "install" the executable and the other files into their
 installed locations, with `make install'.  By default, Emacs's files
 are installed in the following directories:
 
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mark.texi b/doc/emacs/mark.texi
index 217d5b1..4d6b38a 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/mark.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/mark.texi
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Set the mark at point if the mark is inactive, then move point.
 character in @acronym{ASCII}; usually, typing @kbd{C-@key{SPC}} on a
 text terminal gives the character @kbd{C-@@}.  This key is also bound
 to @code{set-mark-command}, so unless you are unlucky enough to have
-an text terminal that behaves differently, you might as well think of
+a text terminal that behaves differently, you might as well think of
 @kbd{C-@@} as @kbd{C-@key{SPC}}.}.  This sets the mark where point is,
 and activates it.  You can then move point away, leaving the mark
 behind.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/mini.texi b/doc/emacs/mini.texi
index 41943e5..1726a67 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/mini.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/mini.texi
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ repetition.  If you type just @key{RET}, that repeats the command
 unchanged.  You can also change the command by editing the Lisp
 expression before you execute it.  The repeated command is added to
 the front of the command history unless it is identical to the most
-recently item.
+recent item.
 
   Once inside the minibuffer for @kbd{C-x @key{ESC} @key{ESC}}, you can
 use the minibuffer history commands (@kbd{M-p}, @kbd{M-n}, @kbd{M-r},
diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
index 7944a6b..8144e10 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ still use Emacs to edit the file.
 @kbd{C-x #} (@code{server-edit}) in its buffer.  This saves the file
 and sends a message back to the @command{emacsclient} program, telling
 it to exit.  Programs that use @env{EDITOR} usually wait for the
-``editor''---in the case @command{emacsclient}---to exit before doing
+``editor''---@command{emacsclient} in this case---to exit before doing
 something else.
 
   You can also call @command{emacsclient} with multiple file name
diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index 72aa8ff..72541ec 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ completion based on the list of manual pages that are installed on
 your machine; the list of available manual pages is computed
 automatically the first time you invoke @code{woman}.  The word at
 point in the current buffer is used to suggest the default for the
-name the manual page.
+name of the manual page.
 
   With a numeric argument, @kbd{M-x woman} recomputes the list of the
 manual pages used for completion.  This is useful if you add or delete
diff --git a/doc/lispref/edebug.texi b/doc/lispref/edebug.texi
index c68b342..fba8398 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/edebug.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/edebug.texi
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ instrument any top-level form regardless of the values of
 
   While Edebug is active, the command @kbd{I}
 (@code{edebug-instrument-callee}) instruments the definition of the
-function or macro called by the list form after point, if is not already
+function or macro called by the list form after point, if it is not already
 instrumented.  This is possible only if Edebug knows where to find the
 source for that function; for this reason, after loading Edebug,
 @code{eval-region} records the position of every definition it
diff --git a/doc/lispref/loading.texi b/doc/lispref/loading.texi
index ec10c51..7e3240d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/loading.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/loading.texi
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ without extension.
 @code{load-history}.
 
 @defvar load-history
-This value of this variable is an alist that associates the names of
+The value of this variable is an alist that associates the names of
 loaded library files with the names of the functions and variables
 they defined, as well as the features they provided or required.
 
diff --git a/doc/lispref/locals.texi b/doc/lispref/locals.texi
index 2013d54..0bef9cb 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/locals.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/locals.texi
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ Minor mode variables will not be listed here.
 @item case-fold-search
 @xref{Searching and Case}.
 
+@item comment-column
+@xref{Comments,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
+
 @item ctl-arrow
 @xref{Usual Display}.
 
@@ -94,9 +97,6 @@ Minor mode variables will not be listed here.
 @item cursor-type
 @xref{Cursor Parameters}.
 
-@item comment-column
-@xref{Comments,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
-
 @item default-directory
 @xref{File Name Expansion}.
 
diff --git a/doc/lispref/macros.texi b/doc/lispref/macros.texi
index c7672b9..3a6e90e 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/macros.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/macros.texi
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ either.
 @section Indenting Macros
 
   You can use the @code{declare} form in the macro definition to
-specify how to @key{TAB} should indent calls to the macro.  You
+specify how @key{TAB} should indent calls to the macro.  You
 write it like this:
 
 @example
diff --git a/doc/lispref/maps.texi b/doc/lispref/maps.texi
index 232d38d..a5b126a 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/maps.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/maps.texi
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ search.
 
 @item key-translation-map
 A keymap for translating keys.  This one overrides ordinary key
-bindings, unlike @code{local- function-key-map}.  @xref{Translation
+bindings, unlike @code{local-function-key-map}.  @xref{Translation
 Keymaps}.
 
 @item kmacro-map
diff --git a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
index 45335c2..1d1ae7d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ set to a non-@code{nil} value.
 @defopt history-length
 The value of this variable specifies the maximum length for all
 history lists that don't specify their own maximum lengths.  If the
-value is @code{t}, that means there no maximum (don't delete old
+value is @code{t}, that means there is no maximum (don't delete old
 elements).  The value of @code{history-length} property of the history
 list variable's symbol, if set, overrides this variable for that
 particular history list.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/text.texi b/doc/lispref/text.texi
index 2eff8b1..ab7e036 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/text.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/text.texi
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ found.
 
 @defopt tab-stop-list
 This variable is the list of tab stop columns used by
-@code{tab-to-tab-stops}.  The elements should be integers in increasing
+@code{tab-to-tab-stop}.  The elements should be integers in increasing
 order.  The tab stop columns need not be evenly spaced.
 
 Use @kbd{M-x edit-tab-stops} to edit the location of tab stops
diff --git a/doc/lispref/tips.texi b/doc/lispref/tips.texi
index bea513d..c1f1423 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/tips.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/tips.texi
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Put a call to @code{provide} at the end of each separate Lisp file.
 If a file requires certain other Lisp programs to be loaded
 beforehand, then the comments at the beginning of the file should say
 so.  Also, use @code{require} to make sure they are loaded.
-x <at> xref{Named Features}.
+@xref{Named Features}.
 
 @item
 If a file @var{foo} uses a macro defined in another file @var{bar},
diff --git a/doc/lispref/windows.texi b/doc/lispref/windows.texi
index 0e1062a..de7ebbc 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/windows.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/windows.texi
@@ -1661,8 +1661,8 @@ point should be placed from the bottom of the window; thus, as with
 @end defopt
 
 @defopt scroll-step
-This variable is an older variant of @code{scroll-conservatively}.  The
-difference is that it if its value is @var{n}, that permits scrolling
+This variable is an older variant of @code{scroll-conservatively}.
+The difference is that if its value is @var{n}, that permits scrolling
 only by precisely @var{n} lines, not a smaller number.  This feature
 does not work with @code{scroll-margin}.  The default value is zero.
 @end defopt
diff --git a/doc/misc/cl.texi b/doc/misc/cl.texi
index 84f9b67..3956134 100644
--- a/doc/misc/cl.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/cl.texi
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ is defined is automatically proclaimed @code{inline}, i.e.,
 calls to it may be expanded into in-line code by the byte compiler.
 This is analogous to the @code{defsubst} form;
 @code{defsubst*} uses a different method (compiler macros) which
-works in all version of Emacs, and also generates somewhat more
+works in all versions of Emacs, and also generates somewhat more
 efficient inline expansions.  In particular, @code{defsubst*}
 arranges for the processing of keyword arguments, default values,
 etc., to be done at compile-time whenever possible.
diff --git a/doc/misc/message.texi b/doc/misc/message.texi
index 6f509b5..1667c5c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/message.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/message.texi
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ address from @code{To:} and @code{Cc:} headers.
 @findex message-insert-disposition-notification-to
 Insert a request for a disposition
 notification.  (@code{message-insert-disposition-notification-to}).
-This means that if the recipient support RFC 2298 she might send you a
+This means that if the recipient supports RFC 2298 she might send you a
 notification that she received the message.
 
 @item M-x message-insert-importance-high
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ consulted, in turn:
 
 @item wide reply
 A @dfn{wide reply} is a mail response that includes @emph{all} entities
-mentioned in the message you are responded to.  All mailboxes from the
+mentioned in the message you are responding to.  All mailboxes from the
 following headers will be concatenated to form the outgoing
 @code{To}/@code{Cc} headers:
 
diff --git a/doc/misc/url.texi b/doc/misc/url.texi
index c9c0d32..ea7f321 100644
--- a/doc/misc/url.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/url.texi
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ encoding of documents which servers may honor.  For each of these
 variables, the value is a string; it can specify a single choice, or
 it can be a comma-separated list.
 
-Normally this list ordered by descending preference.  However, each
+Normally, this list is ordered by descending preference.  However, each
 element can be followed by @samp{;q=@var{priority}} to specify its
 preference level, a decimal number from 0 to 1; e.g., for
 @code{url-mime-language-string}, @w{@code{"de, en-gb;q=0.8,
@@ -1120,11 +1120,11 @@ general operation of the package.
 
 @defopt url-debug
 @cindex debugging
-Specifies the types of debug messages the library which are logged to
+Specifies the types of debug messages which are logged to
 the @code{*URL-DEBUG*} buffer.
 @code{t} means log all messages.
 A number means log all messages and show them with @code{message}.
-If may also be a list of the types of messages to be logged.
+It may also be a list of the types of messages to be logged.
 @end defopt
 @defopt url-personal-mail-address
 @end defopt
diff --git a/etc/NEWS.23 b/etc/NEWS.23
index 717c2a8..a5a8960 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS.23
+++ b/etc/NEWS.23
@@ -1398,11 +1398,11 @@ rather than fortran-indent-comment.
 ** Gnus
 
 *** The Gnus package has been updated
-There are many news features, bug fixes and improvements; see the file
+There are many new features, bug fixes and improvements; see the file
 GNUS-NEWS or the node "No Gnus" in the Gnus manual for details.
 
 *** In Emacs 23, Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system `utf-8-emacs' for
-saving articles drafts and ~/.newsrc.eld.  These file may not be read
+saving articles, drafts and ~/.newsrc.eld.  These files may not be read
 correctly in Emacs 22 and below.  If you want to Gnus across different Emacs
 versions, you may set `mm-auto-save-coding-system' to `emacs-mule'.
 
@@ -1455,8 +1455,8 @@ for buff-menu.el and ibuffer.el are bound to the keys `M-s a C-s' and
 *** `C-h C-h' in Isearch mode displays isearch-specific Help screen,
 `C-h b' displays all Isearch key bindings, `C-h k' displays the full
 documentation of the given Isearch key sequence, `C-h m' displays
-documentation of Isearch mode.  All the rest Help commands exit Isearch mode
-and execute their global definitions.
+documentation of Isearch mode.  All the other Help commands exit Isearch
+mode and execute their global definitions.
 
 *** When started in the minibuffer, Isearch searches in the minibuffer
 history.  See `Minibuffer changes', above.
diff --git a/etc/enriched.doc b/etc/enriched.doc
index e2c9bb5..4f01dea 100644
--- a/etc/enriched.doc
+++ b/etc/enriched.doc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ in the distribution.</indent>
 paragraph properly filled all the time, without slowing down
 editing too much.  Refill mode is a start at this, but needs
 
-</indent></indent>	<indent>improvment.
+</indent></indent>	<indent>improvement.
 
 + Refill after yank.  [Refill mode does that.]
 
@@ -272,4 +272,4 @@ COPYING PERMISSIONS:
     GNU General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+    along with this program.  If not, see <<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-- 
1.7.1

Message #10 received at 6094-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6094-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6094: 24.0.50; [PATCH] Documentation typo fixes.
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 18:01:42 -0400

Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> here are some typo fixes that might be nice to have in the upcoming
> release.

Thanks.  I've checked them in.

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