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Focus more on MS-Windows than MS-DOS in FAQ

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* 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.
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@ -1806,7 +1806,7 @@ is better to write ``Emacs and XEmacs.''
* Deleting menus and menu options::
* Turning on syntax highlighting::
* Scrolling only one line::
* Editing MS-DOS files::
* Editing Windows files::
* Filling paragraphs with a single space::
* Escape sequences in shell output::
* Start Emacs maximized::
@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ customize, with completion.
Colors and faces are supported in non-windowed mode, i.e., on Unix and
GNU/Linux text-only terminals and consoles, and when invoked as
@samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-DOS and MS-Windows. Emacs automatically
@samp{emacs -nw} on X, MS-Windows and MS-DOS. Emacs automatically
detects color support at startup and uses it if available. If you
think that your terminal supports colors, but Emacs won't use them,
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
(setq scroll-conservatively most-positive-fixnum)
@end lisp
@node Editing MS-DOS files
@section How can I edit MS-DOS files using Emacs?
@cindex Editing MS-DOS files
@cindex MS-DOS files, editing
@node Editing Windows files
@section How can I edit Windows files using Emacs?
@cindex Microsoft files, editing
@cindex Windows files, editing
@cindex Editing MS-DOS files
@cindex MS-DOS files, editing
Detection and handling of MS-DOS (and Windows) files is performed
transparently. You can open MS-DOS files on a Unix system, edit it,
Detection and handling of Windows (and MS-DOS) files is performed
transparently. You can open Windows files on a Unix system, edit it,
and save it without having to worry about the file format.
When editing an MS-DOS style file, the mode line will indicate that it
is a DOS file. On Unix and GNU/Linux systems, and also on a Macintosh,
the string @samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line;
on DOS and Windows, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the
default, a backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
When editing a Windows style file, the mode line will indicate that it
is a Windows file. On GNU/Linux, Unix and macOS systems, the string
@samp{(DOS)} will appear near the left edge of the mode line; on Windows
and MS-DOS, where the DOS end-of-line (EOL) format is the default, a
backslash (@samp{\}) will appear in the mode line.
@node Filling paragraphs with a single space
@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
@code{set-terminal-coding-system} to tell Emacs what the terminal can
display, even after setting the language environment; otherwise
non-@acronym{ASCII} characters will display as @samp{?}. On other operating
systems, such as MS-DOS and MS-Windows, Emacs queries the OS about the
systems, such as MS-Windows and MS-DOS, Emacs queries the OS about the
character set supported by the display, and sets up the required
terminal coding system automatically.