You do not need to memorize every Emacs or Emacsvox command. Emacs can explain the key you are about to use, the modes active in the current buffer, and the commands and variables available in your running session. This live help is usually more reliable than a copied key list because it includes installed packages and personal customizations.
Most help commands begin with the C-h prefix. If you forget what can
follow it, press C-h C-h for help-for-help.
Use the question you have to choose a help command:
describe-key and explains the
command currently bound to that key.
describe-function. Enter a command or function name
to read its complete documentation.
describe-variable. Enter an option name to hear its
current value and documentation.
where-is and reports the keys that invoke a command.
For example, press C-h k C-e l to ask what the current-line speaking key does. If you know the command name but not its key, use C-h w and enter that name.
Two commands answer most questions about a buffer:
describe-mode. It explains the major mode, active
minor modes, and their local commands.
describe-bindings. It lists the effective key
bindings after local package maps and personal customizations are applied.
After opening Dired, EWW, mail, a terminal, or another application, start with C-h m. Use C-h b when you need the exact keys available in that particular buffer.
Help usually appears in a separate *Help* window, and Emacsvox speaks the
most relevant initial result automatically. Press C-e h
emacsvox-speak-help to hear the displayed help again.
To explore the help text directly, press C-x o to move to its window and use ordinary reading and navigation commands. Press q in the Help buffer when you are finished. If another window is selected unexpectedly, C-e C-w describes the current window arrangement.
Emacsvox
to open this manual.
emacsvox-learn-emacs, a learning loop that speaks
the function of each key you press. Leave the loop with C-g.
See the Emacs manual’s help and Info chapters when you want to search manuals, follow cross-references, or keep a help buffer for later.
emacsvox-describe-emacsvox opens a concise Emacsvox
overview.
emacsvox-view-emacsvox-news opens versioned project news,
while C-e T emacsvox-view-emacsvox-tips opens productivity tips.
emacsvox-aural opens Aural Home for presentation options.
emacsvox-aural-explain-presentation explains why the
object at point received its voices, sounds, and other auditory actions.
The generated Emacsvox Keymaps in Emacsvox Reference Manual records all default Emacsvox bindings. Prefer C-h k, C-h m, and C-h b when a running package or customization changes those defaults.