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diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi index a44438bf81f..4be67aa31de 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi @@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ here. * Text and Binary:: Text files use CRLF to terminate lines. * Windows Files:: File-name conventions on Windows. * ls in Lisp:: Emulation of @code{ls} for Dired. -* Windows HOME:: Where Emacs looks for your @file{.emacs}. +* Windows HOME:: Where Emacs looks for your @file{.emacs} and + where it starts up. * Windows Keyboard:: Windows-specific keyboard features. * Windows Mouse:: Windows-specific mouse features. * Windows Processes:: Running subprocesses on Windows. @@ -284,11 +285,12 @@ on Windows, since many users of Emacs on those platforms prefer the @end table @noindent -Any other value of @code{ls-lisp-emulation} means the same as -@code{GNU}. Note that this option needs to be set @emph{before} -@file{ls-lisp.el} is loaded, which means that on MS-Windows and MS-DOS -you will have to set the value from your @file{.emacs} file and then -restart Emacs, since @file{ls-lisp.el} is preloaded. +Any other value of @code{ls-lisp-emulation} means the same as @code{GNU}. +Customizing this option calls the function @code{ls-lisp-set-options} to +update the 3 dependent options as needed. If you change the value of +this variable without using customize after @file{ls-lisp.el} is loaded +(note that it is preloaded on MS-Windows and MS-DOS), you can call that +function manually for the same result. @vindex ls-lisp-support-shell-wildcards The variable @code{ls-lisp-support-shell-wildcards} controls how @@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ names, which might cause misalignment of columns in Dired display. @end ifnottex @node Windows HOME -@section HOME Directory on MS-Windows +@section HOME and Startup Directories on MS-Windows @cindex @code{HOME} directory on MS-Windows The Windows equivalent of the @code{HOME} directory is the @@ -371,6 +373,13 @@ names, the Windows port of Emacs supports an alternative name @file{_emacs} as a fallback, if such a file exists in the home directory, whereas @file{.emacs} does not. +@cindex start directory, MS-Windows +@cindex directory where Emacs starts on MS-Windows + If you use a Windows desktop shortcut to start Emacs, it starts in +the directory specified by the shortcut. To control where that is, +right-click on the shortcut, select ``Properties'', and in the +``Shortcut'' tab modify the ``Start in'' field to your liking. + @node Windows Keyboard @section Keyboard Usage on MS-Windows @cindex keyboard, MS-Windows @@ -917,6 +926,3 @@ click-to-focus policy. @include msdog-xtra.texi @end ifnottex -@ignore - arch-tag: f39d2590-5dcc-4318-88d9-0eb73ca10fa2 -@end ignore |