From a16b2d46ffd8180c359425db98f7905d73587c69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:23:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug #7300. msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Add information regarding startup directory when invoking Emacs from a desktop shortcut. --- doc/emacs/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/emacs/msdog.texi | 12 ++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index b5a5c700688..18819f858fd 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2010-11-06 Eli Zaretskii + + * msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Add information regarding startup + directory when invoking Emacs from a desktop shortcut. (bug#7300) + 2010-09-14 Glenn Morris * cal-xtra.texi (Fancy Diary Display): Emphasize that sort should be diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi index a44438bf81f..3e8d5ef57c1 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. @@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ 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 +372,13 @@ 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 -- 2.11.4.GIT