(syms_of_coding): Document that locale-coding-system is

used for decoding input on X.

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index d981b0b74e6052f83494f14261eeffb3432d2f23..da3614ab7dfec0cbee093c5fb6c1b4f109174696 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2001-10-29  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
+       * coding.c (syms_of_coding): Document that locale-coding-system is
+       used for decoding input on X.
+
        * window.c (Fscroll_left, Fscroll_right): Doc fix.
 
 2001-10-29  Pavel Jan\e,Bm\e(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>

diff --git a/src/coding.c b/src/coding.c
index 01fcfb0878229673e6072df791344ee4dec46430..78ba80c35eec2375b864dd91eea9573410af7904 100644 (file)
--- a/src/coding.c
+++ b/src/coding.c
@@ -7265,7 +7265,8 @@ See also the function `find-operation-coding-system'.");
   Vnetwork_coding_system_alist = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("locale-coding-system", &Vlocale_coding_system,
-    "Coding system to use with system messages.");
+    "Coding system to use with system messages.  Also used for decoding\n\
+keyboard input on X Window system.");
   Vlocale_coding_system = Qnil;
 
   /* The eol mnemonics are reset in startup.el system-dependently.  */