Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.

diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog
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--- a/etc/ChangeLog
+++ b/etc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-08  John Paul Wallington  <jpw@pobox.com>
+
+       * NEWS: Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on
+       MS-Windows.
+
 2008-05-19  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
        * NEWS: Mention directory-local variables.

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 73c6dacecf32639c9005d75866b02c9aba3d1b4d..e50ea23720cc00952c96da992cc4749529e9d0a9 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -717,6 +717,12 @@ It is used to configure wireless interfaces.
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 * Changes in Emacs 23.1 on non-free operating systems
 
+** Case is now considered significant in completion on MS-Windows.
+The default value of `completion-ignore-case' is now nil on
+MS-Windows, the same as it is for other operating systems.  The
+variable doesn't apply to reading a file name -- in that case Emacs
+heeds `read-file-name-completion-ignore-case' instead.
+
 ---
 ** IPv6 is supported on MS-Windows.
 Emacs now supports IPv6 on Windows XP and later, and earlier versions