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Fix bug #7300.

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msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Add information regarding startup
 directory when invoking Emacs from a desktop shortcut.
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Eli Zaretskii 2010-11-06 12:23:33 +02:00
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2010-11-06 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Add information regarding startup
directory when invoking Emacs from a desktop shortcut. (bug#7300)
2010-09-14 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* cal-xtra.texi (Fancy Diary Display): Emphasize that sort should be

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* 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.
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@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
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@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