# Edge Rails, documentation, and emacs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-documentation-and-emacs/111867>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 12, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-documentation-and-emacs/111867 "2007-08-12T17:53:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedz)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-documentation-and-emacs/111867/1 "2007-08-12T17:53:42Z")

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I’m using edge rails. I get the sense that there are tons of new  
features that I am not aware of. For example, “simply helpful” has been  
rolled in to rails (I guess). But, how do you find out what it does? I  
know I can format the documentation and point my browser to it and look  
at it that way. That is great if I am looking for something specific  
but as far as just cruising around looking for new things, I don’t find  
it really handy. What do other’s do?

Also, I’m using emacs. It has “ri” built in but it uses the stock  
documentation – stuff in the distribution and stuff in the gems. Has  
anyone figured out a nice way to have it look at the documentation of  
the rails project that you are currently working on?

Thanks for the help,  
Perry