DEFUN ("decode-coding-region", Fdecode_coding_region, Sdecode_coding_region,
3, 4, "r\nzCoding system: ",
- doc: /* Decode the current region from the specified coding system.
-Interactively, prompt for the coding system to decode the region.
+ doc: /* Decode the current region using the specified coding system.
+Interactively, prompt for the coding system to decode the region, and
+replace the region with the decoded text.
\"Decoding\" means transforming bytes into readable text (characters).
If, for instance, you have a region that contains data that represents
DEFUN ("encode-coding-region", Fencode_coding_region, Sencode_coding_region,
3, 4, "r\nzCoding system: ",
- doc: /* Encode the current region by specified coding system.
+ doc: /* Encode the current region using th specified coding system.
+Interactively, prompt for the coding system to encode the region, and
+replace the region with the bytes that are the result of the encoding.
What's meant by \"encoding\" is transforming textual data (characters)
into bytes. If, for instance, you have a region that contains the