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| author | Stefan Kangas | 2024-07-03 02:02:31 +0200 |
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| committer | Stefan Kangas | 2024-07-03 02:08:19 +0200 |
| commit | f39cf0beb74c092f8b6095f620ce8ea0680c5432 (patch) | |
| tree | cadd0fdd0fad5b811aa4259691134292fa6d9bec | |
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Focus more on MS-Windows than MS-DOS in FAQ
* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Editing Windows files): Rename section from
"Editing MS-DOS files", and update the text to focus on Windows.
* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Colors on a TTY)
(Emacs does not display 8-bit characters): Mention MS-Windows before
MS-DOS.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/misc/efaq.texi | 28 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi index 93b3d48f6f1..f56888aac3f 100644 --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi | |||
| @@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.'' | |||
| 1806 | * Deleting menus and menu options:: | 1806 | * Deleting menus and menu options:: |
| 1807 | * Turning on syntax highlighting:: | 1807 | * Turning on syntax highlighting:: |
| 1808 | * Scrolling only one line:: | 1808 | * Scrolling only one line:: |
| 1809 | * Editing MS-DOS files:: | 1809 | * Editing Windows files:: |
| 1810 | * Filling paragraphs with a single space:: | 1810 | * Filling paragraphs with a single space:: |
| 1811 | * Escape sequences in shell output:: | 1811 | * Escape sequences in shell output:: |
| 1812 | * Start Emacs maximized:: | 1812 | * Start Emacs maximized:: |
| @@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ customize, with completion. | |||
| 1874 | 1874 | ||
| 1875 | Colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode, i.e., on Unix and | 1875 | Colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode, i.e., on Unix and |
| 1876 | GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when invoked as | 1876 | GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when invoked as |
| 1877 | @samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-DOS and MS-Windows. Emacs automatically | 1877 | @samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-Windows and MS-DOS. Emacs automatically |
| 1878 | detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you | 1878 | detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you |
| 1879 | think that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, | 1879 | think that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them, |
| 1880 | check the @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related | 1880 | check the @code{termcap} entry for your display type for color-related |
| @@ -3162,22 +3162,22 @@ Alternatively, use the following Lisp form in your init file | |||
| 3162 | (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum) | 3162 | (setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum) |
| 3163 | @end lisp | 3163 | @end lisp |
| 3164 | 3164 | ||
| 3165 | @node Editing MS-DOS files | 3165 | @node Editing Windows files |
| 3166 | @section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs? | 3166 | @section How can I edit Windows files using Emacs? |
| 3167 | @cindex Editing MS-DOS files | ||
| 3168 | @cindex MS-DOS files, editing | ||
| 3169 | @cindex Microsoft files, editing | 3167 | @cindex Microsoft files, editing |
| 3170 | @cindex Windows files, editing | 3168 | @cindex Windows files, editing |
| 3169 | @cindex Editing MS-DOS files | ||
| 3170 | @cindex MS-DOS files, editing | ||
| 3171 | 3171 | ||
| 3172 | Detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is performed | 3172 | Detection and handling of Windows (and MS-DOS) files is performed |
| 3173 | transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system, edit it, | 3173 | transparently. You can open Windows files on a Unix system, edit it, |
| 3174 | and save it without having to worry about the file format. | 3174 | and save it without having to worry about the file format. |
| 3175 | 3175 | ||
| 3176 | When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it | 3176 | When editing a Windows style file, the mode line will indicate that it |
| 3177 | is a DOS file. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems, and also on a Macintosh, | 3177 | is a Windows file. On GNU/Linux, Unix and macOS systems, the string |
| 3178 | the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line; | 3178 | @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line; on Windows |
| 3179 | on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the | 3179 | and MS-DOS, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the default, a |
| 3180 | default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line. | 3180 | backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line. |
| 3181 | 3181 | ||
| 3182 | @node Filling paragraphs with a single space | 3182 | @node Filling paragraphs with a single space |
| 3183 | @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period? | 3183 | @section How can I tell Emacs to fill paragraphs with a single space after each period? |
| @@ -4540,7 +4540,7 @@ display or is invoked with @samp{emacs -nw}, you typically need to use | |||
| 4540 | @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can | 4540 | @code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can |
| 4541 | display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise | 4541 | display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise |
| 4542 | non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating | 4542 | non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating |
| 4543 | systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the | 4543 | systems, such as MS-Windows and MS-DOS, Emacs queries the OS about the |
| 4544 | character set supported by the display, and sets up the required | 4544 | character set supported by the display, and sets up the required |
| 4545 | terminal coding system automatically. | 4545 | terminal coding system automatically. |
| 4546 | 4546 | ||