auctex: Superseding
A.5.2 Where the native mode is superseded
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This section is directed to users of the native Texinfo mode switching
Texinfo Mode Summary::) and lists which of its commands are no longer of
use.
Insert commands
In the native Texinfo mode, frequently used Texinfo commands can be
inserted with key bindings of the form 'C-c C-c K' where K differs
for each Texinfo command; 'c' inserts @code, 'd' inserts @dfn, 'k'
@kbd, etc.
In AUCTeX commands are inserted with the key binding 'C-c C-m'
instead which prompts for the macro to be inserted. For font
selection commands (like @b, @i, or @emph) and a few related ones
(like @var, @key or @code) there are bindings which insert the
respective macros directly. They have the form 'C-c C-f K' or 'C-c
C-f C-K' and call the function 'TeX-font'. Type 'C-c C-f <RET>' to
get a list of supported commands.
Note that the prefix argument is not handled the same way by
AUCTeX. Note also that the node insertion command from the native
mode ('texinfo-insert-@node') can still accessed from the Texinfo
menu in AUCTeX.
Insert braces
In AUCTeX braces can be inserted with the same key binding as in
the native Texinfo mode: 'C-c {'. But AUCTeX uses its own function
for the feature: 'TeX-insert-braces'.
Insert environments
The native Texinfo mode does not insert full environments.
Instead, it provides the function 'texinfo-insert-@end' (mapped to
'C-c C-c e') for closing an open environment with a matching @end
statement.
In AUCTeX you can insert full environments, i.e. both the opening
and closing statements, with the function 'Texinfo-environment'
(mapped to 'C-c C-e').
Format info files with makeinfo and TeX
In the native Texinfo mode there are various functions and bindings
to format a region or the whole buffer for info or to typeset the
respective text. For example, there is 'makeinfo-buffer' (mapped
to 'C-c C-m C-b') which runs 'makeinfo' on the buffer or there is
'texinfo-tex-buffer' (mapped to 'C-c C-t C-b') which runs TeX on
the buffer in order to produce a DVI file.
In AUCTeX different commands for formatting or typesetting can be
invoked through the function 'TeX-command-master' (mapped to 'C-c
C-c'). After typing 'C-c C-c', you can select the desired command,
e.g 'Makeinfo' or 'TeX', through a prompt in the mini buffer. Note
that you can make, say 'Makeinfo', the default by adding this
statement in your init file:
(add-hook 'Texinfo-mode-hook
(lambda () (setq TeX-command-default "Makeinfo")))
Note also that 'C-c C-c Makeinfo <RET>' is not completely
functionally equivalent to 'makeinfo-buffer' as the latter will
display the resulting info file in Emacs, showing the node
corresponding to the position in the source file, just after a
successful compilation. This is why, while using AUCTeX, invoking
'makeinfo-buffer' might still be more convenient.
Note also that in the case of a multifile document, 'C-c C-c' in
AUCTeX will work on the whole document (provided that the file
variable 'TeX-master' is set correctly), while 'makeinfo-buffer' in
the native mode will process only the current buffer, provided at
the '@setfilename' statement is provided.
Produce indexes and print
The native Texinfo mode provides the binding 'C-c C-t C-i'
('texinfo-texindex') for producing an index and the bindings 'C-c
C-t C-p' ('texinfo-tex-print') and 'C-c C-t C-q'
('tex-show-print-queue') for printing and showing the printer
queue. These are superseded by the respective commands available
through 'C-c C-c' ('TeX-command-master') in AUCTeX: Index, Print,
and Queue.
Kill jobs
The command 'C-c C-t C-k' ('tex-kill-job') in the native mode is
superseded by 'C-c C-k' ('TeX-kill-job') in AUCTeX.
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