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typos in documents


From: Jan van Male
Subject: typos in documents
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 13:04:18 +0100

Hi,

Here are the results of a spell check that I did on the documents.

jan


diff -rup texinfonew/NEWS texinfo-4.0/NEWS
--- texinfonew/NEWS     Tue Sep 28 21:39:54 1999
+++ texinfo-4.0/NEWS    Sun Nov  5 12:10:50 2000
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ Note that versions 2.6 and 2.7 Beta were
 * Cleaner built in documentation, and documentation functions.

   Use:
-    o `M-x describe-variable' to read a variable's documenation
+    o `M-x describe-variable' to read a variable's documentation
     o `M-x describe-key' to find out what a particular keystroke does.
     o `M-x describe-function' to read a function's documentation.
     o `M-x where-is' to find out what keys invoke a particular function.
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Note that versions 2.6 and 2.7 Beta were
                                    "Next Only" causes the Next or Prev node to
                                    be selected when you scroll past the bottom
                                    or top of a node.  "Continous" moves
-                                   linearly through the files hierchichal
+                                   linearly through the files hierarchical
                                    structure.

   `scroll-step'                0           Controls how scrolling is done
for you when
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ Changes since 2.2 beta:
 * Screen height changes made quite robust.
 * Interactive function "set-screen-height" implements user height changes.
 * Scrolling on some terminals is faster now.
-* C-l with numeric arguement is fixed.
+* C-l with numeric argument is fixed.

 ----------------------------------------
 This release of Info is version 2.2 beta.
diff -rup texinfonew/doc/info-stnd.texi texinfo-4.0/doc/info-stnd.texi
--- texinfonew/doc/info-stnd.texi       Fri Jun 25 23:57:05 1999
+++ texinfo-4.0/doc/info-stnd.texi      Sun Nov  5 12:16:23 2000
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Produces a relatively brief description
 @cindex index search, selecting from the command line
 @cindex online help, using Info as
 After processing all command-line arguments, go to the index in the Info
-file and search for index entries which matche @var{string}.  If such an
+file and search for index entries which match @var{string}.  If such an
 entry is found, the Info session begins with displaying the node pointed
 to by the first matching index entry; press @kbd{,} to step through the
 rest of the matching entries.  If no such entry exists, print @samp{no
diff -rup texinfonew/doc/macro.texi texinfo-4.0/doc/macro.texi
--- texinfonew/doc/macro.texi   Sat Sep 28 23:56:57 1996
+++ texinfo-4.0/doc/macro.texi  Sun Nov  5 12:19:04 2000
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Normally, while a particular macro is ex
 will be seen as a call to a builtin @texinfo{} command.  This allows one
 to redefine a builtin @texinfo{} command as a macro, and then use that
 command within the definition of the macro itself.  For example, one
-might wish to make sure that whereever a term was defined with
+might wish to make sure that wherever a term was defined with
 @code{@@address@hidden@address@hidden, the location of the definition would 
appear
 in the concept index for the manual.  Here is a macro which redefines
 @code{@@dfn} to do just that:
diff -rup texinfonew/doc/texinfo.tex texinfo-4.0/doc/texinfo.tex
--- texinfonew/doc/texinfo.tex  Sat Sep 25 16:31:21 1999
+++ texinfo-4.0/doc/texinfo.tex Sun Nov  5 12:12:55 2000
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 % This loses if there are any *other* active characters besides spaces
 % in the argument -- _ ^ +, for example -- since they get expanded.
 % Fortunately, Texinfo does not define any such commands.  (If it ever
-% does, the catcode of the characters in questionwill have to be changed
+% does, the catcode of the characters in question will have to be changed
 % here.)  But this means we cannot call \removeactivespaces as part of
 % \argremovec{,omment}, since @c uses \parsearg, and thus the argument
 % that \parsearg gets might well have any character at all in it.
diff -rup texinfonew/doc/userdoc.texi texinfo-4.0/doc/userdoc.texi
--- texinfonew/doc/userdoc.texi Fri Jun 27 21:54:37 1997
+++ texinfo-4.0/doc/userdoc.texi        Sun Nov  5 12:33:23 2000
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Emacs and standalone versions) have seve
 move the cursor about the screen.  The notation used in this manual to
 describe keystrokes is identical to the notation used within the Emacs
 manual, and the GNU Readline manual.  @xref{Characters, , Character
-Conventions, emacs, the GNU Emacs Manual}, if you are unfamilar with the
+Conventions, emacs, the GNU Emacs Manual}, if you are unfamiliar with the
 notation.

 The following table lists the basic cursor movement commands in Info.
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ Moves to the node containing the next ma

 The most basic searching command is @samp{s} (@code{search}).  The
 @samp{s} command prompts you for a string in the echo area, and then
-searches the remainder of the info file for an ocurrence of that string.
+searches the remainder of the info file for an occurrence of that string.
 If the string is found, the node containing it is selected, and the
 cursor is left positioned at the start of the found string.  Subsequent
 @samp{s} commands show you the default search string within @samp{[} and
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ Info, as well as display them.
 @node Info for Sys Admins
 @chapter Info for System Administrators

-This text describes some common ways of setting up an Info heierarchy
+This text describes some common ways of setting up an Info hierarchy
 from scratch, and details the various options that are available when
 installing Info.  This text is designed for the person who is installing
 GNU Info on the system; although users may find the information present
@@ -1237,9 +1237,9 @@ use GNU Info.
 @menu
 * Setting the INFOPATH::        Where are my Info files kept?
 * Editing the DIR node::        What goes in `DIR', and why?
-* Storing Info files::          Alternate formats allow flexibilty in setups.
+* Storing Info files::          Alternate formats allow flexibility in setups.
 * Using `localdir'::            Building DIR on the fly.
-* Example setups::              Some common ways to origanize Info files.
+* Example setups::              Some common ways to organize Info files.
 @end menu

 @node Setting the INFOPATH
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ What goes in `DIR', and why?

 @node Storing Info files
 @section Storing Info files
-Alternate formats allow flexibilty in setups.
+Alternate formats allow flexibility in setups.

 @node Using `localdir'
 @section Using `localdir'
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ Building DIR on the fly.

 @node Example setups
 @section Example setups
-Some common ways to origanize Info files.
+Some common ways to organize Info files.
 @end ifset

 @ifset STANDALONE





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