Misc documentation updates

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4 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/doc_src/faq.hdr b/doc_src/faq.hdr
index 99ad3623..d8058ab1 100644
--- a/doc_src/faq.hdr
+++ b/doc_src/faq.hdr
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ feature, write <code>set CDPATH .</code> on the commandline.
 If fish is unable to locate a command with a given name, fish will
 test if a directory of that name exists. If it does, it is implicitly
 assumed that you want to change working directory. For example, the 
-fastest way to switch to your home directory is to simply type
-<code>~</code>.
+fastest way to switch to your home directory is to simply press
+<code>~</code> and enter.
 
 <hr>
 
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ In order to change your default shell, type:
 
 You may need to adjust the above path to e.g. /usr/bin/fish. Use the command <code>which fish</code> if you are unsure of where fish is installed.
 
-You will need to log out and back in again for the change to take
-effect.
+Unfortunatly, there is no way to make the changes take effect at once,
+you will need to log out and back in again.
 
 <hr>
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Quick answer:
 Run the following command in fish:
 
 <pre>
-echo function fish_title;end ~/.config/fish/config.fish
+echo 'function fish_title;end' &gt; ~/.config/fish/config.fish
 </pre>
 
 Problem solved!
diff --git a/doc_src/index.hdr.in b/doc_src/index.hdr.in
index 52ce8de3..7890c890 100644
--- a/doc_src/index.hdr.in
+++ b/doc_src/index.hdr.in
@@ -1419,6 +1419,8 @@ g++, javac, java, gcj, lpr, doxygen, whois)
 - Don't use expand_string to perform completions. wildcard_complete can be called directly, the brace expansion handling should be universal, and the process expansion can be moved to complete.c.
 - Make the history search support incremental searching
 - An automatic logout feature 
+- Make tab completions completely silent by default, i.e. kill stderr when running completion commands. This needs to be overridalbe for debugging purposes.
+- Move history to an environment variable
 
 \subsection bugs Known bugs and issues
 
diff --git a/doc_src/set_color.txt b/doc_src/set_color.txt
index c40fa940..d6683b7f 100644
--- a/doc_src/set_color.txt
+++ b/doc_src/set_color.txt
@@ -26,5 +26,11 @@ in a grey font color, while <code>set_color --bold white</code> will
 result in a white font color.
 
 Not all terminal emulators support all these features. This is not a
-bug in set_color but a missing feature in the terminal emulator.
+bug in set_color but a missing feature in the terminal emulator. 
+
+set_color uses the terminfo database to look up how to change terminal
+colors on whatever terminal is in use. Some systems have old and
+incomplete terminfo databases, and may lack color information for
+terminals that support it. Download and install the latest version of
+ncurses and recompile fish against it in order to fix this issue.
 
diff --git a/doc_src/status.txt b/doc_src/status.txt
index de05b512..846e3e96 100644
--- a/doc_src/status.txt
+++ b/doc_src/status.txt
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
 - <tt>-f</tt> or <tt>--current-filename</tt> prints the filename of the currently running script
 - <tt>-n</tt> or <tt>--current-line-number</tt> prints the line number of the currently running script
 - <tt>-j CONTROLTYPE</tt> or <tt>--job-control=CONTROLTYPE</tt> set the job control type.  Can be one of: none, full, interactive
-- <tt>-t</tt> or <tt>--print-stack-trace</tt>
+- <tt>-t</tt> or <tt>--print-stack-trace</tt> prints a stack trace of all function calls on the call stack
 - <tt>-h</tt> or <tt>--help</tt> display a help message and exit