info-stnd: Selecting Xrefs
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1 8.2 Selecting Xrefs
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1 The following table lists the Info commands which operate on menu items.
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1 '1' ('menu-digit')
1 '2' ... '9'
1 'M-1', vi-like operation
1 'M-2' ... 'M-9', vi-like operation
1 Within an Info window, pressing a single digit, (such as '1'),
1 selects that menu item, and places its node in the current window.
1 For convenience, there is one exception; pressing '0' selects the
1 _last_ item in the node's menu. When '--vi-keys' is in effect,
1 digits set the numeric argument, so these commands are remapped to
1 their 'M-' varieties. For example, to select the last menu item,
1 press 'M-0'.
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1 '0' ('last-menu-item')
1 'M-0', vi-like operation
1 Select the last item in the current node's menu.
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1 'm' ('menu-item')
1 Reads the name of a menu item in the echo area and selects its
11 node. Completion is available while reading the menu label. ⇒
completion The Echo Area.
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1 'M-x find-menu'
1 Move the cursor to the start of this node's menu.
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1 This table lists the Info commands which operate on cross-references.
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1 'f' ('xref-item')
1 'r'
1 Reads the name of a note cross-reference in the echo area and
1 selects its node. Completion is available while reading the
1 cross-reference label. ⇒completion The Echo Area.
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1 Finally, the next few commands operate on menu or note references
1 alike:
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1 <TAB> ('move-to-next-xref')
1 Move the cursor to the start of the next nearest menu item or note
1 reference in this node. You can then use <RET>
1 ('select-reference-this-line') to select the menu or note
1 reference.
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1 'M-TAB' ('move-to-prev-xref')
1 'BackTab'
1 'Shift-<TAB>' (on DOS/Windows only)
1 Move the cursor the start of the nearest previous menu item or note
1 reference in this node.
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1 The 'BackTab' key can be produced on some terminals with
1 'Shift-<TAB>'.
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1 <RET> ('select-reference-this-line')
1 Select the menu item or note reference appearing on this line.
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