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diff --git a/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/proof-handling.rst b/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/proof-handling.rst index 45ee52b1e0..ec83f0e3e9 100644 --- a/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/proof-handling.rst +++ b/doc/sphinx/proof-engine/proof-handling.rst @@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ In |Coq|’s proof editing mode all top-level commands documented in Chapter :ref:`vernacularcommands` remain available and the user has access to specialized commands dealing with proof development pragmas documented in this -section. He can also use some other specialized commands called +section. They can also use some other specialized commands called *tactics*. They are the very tools allowing the user to deal with logical reasoning. They are documented in Chapter :ref:`tactics`. -When switching in editing proof mode, the prompt ``Coq <`` is changed into -``ident <`` where ``ident`` is the declared name of the theorem currently -edited. + +Coq user interfaces usually have a way of marking whether the user has +switched to proof editing mode. For instance, in coqtop the prompt ``Coq <`` is changed into +:n:`@ident <` where :token:`ident` is the declared name of the theorem currently edited. At each stage of a proof development, one has a list of goals to prove. Initially, the list consists only in the theorem itself. After |