Glossary

buffer
web buffer

The content of a web page, not including its window or view.

You can learn the basics of buffer handling in Managing buffers.

command
commands

A command is a named action doable in the browser.

See Commands, key bindings and keymaps for a detailed description.

See Commands for a list of commands; or better, use the describe-commands command to get live documentation.

hinting

Hinting is used to navigate through the visible links and objects of the current web buffer’s page, using the keyboard only.

See Link hinting for more information.

key binding
key bindings

A key binding is a combination of key presses used to trigger commands.

See Commands, key bindings and keymaps for a detailed description, and Binding a command to a keymap for custom configuration of key bindings.

keymap
keymaps

A keymap is an object holding a mapping between key bindings and commands.

See Commands, key bindings and keymaps for a detailed description.

See Keymaps for a list of keymaps; or better, use the describe-bindings command to get live documentation.

minibuffer
The minibuffer is what can be seen at the bottom of a webmacs window. It displays some information on the right, such as the currently active keymap and the number of open buffers.
minibuffer input

When webmacs is waiting for some information from you, the minibuffer input is shown: it’s a text edit field in which you can type some text.

Often, there also is a completion list above the minibuffer input.

variable
variables

Some behaviors of webmacs can be customized using variables.

See Variables for variables configuration.

See All variables to see all the variables; or better, use describe-variables to get live documentation.

view
views

A view is a part of a window displaying a buffer. There can be multiple views in one window.

See Managing views.

webjump
webjumps

A Webjump represents a quick way to access a URL, possibly with a variable part. A webjump name becomes a part of the webmacs go-to command, so for example you can type google foo bar to execute a Google query with “foo bar” terms.

See Webjumps to see the builtins webjumps and how to configure your owns.