@defvar text-quoting-style
@cindex curved quotes
@cindex curly quotes
-The value of this variable specifies the style used to generate text
-quotes. If the variable's value is @code{curve}, the style is
+The value of this variable is a symbol that specifies the style Emacs
+should use for single quotes in the wording of help and messages.
+If the variable's value is @code{curve}, the style is
@t{‘like this’} with curved single quotes. If the value is
@code{straight}, the style is @t{'like this'} with straight
apostrophes. If the value is @code{grave}, the style is @t{`like
Vbuild_files = Qnil;
DEFVAR_LISP ("text-quoting-style", Vtext_quoting_style,
- doc: /* Style to use for single quotes when generating text.
+ doc: /* Style to use for single quotes in help and messages.
+Its value should be a symbol.
`curve' means quote with curved single quotes \\=‘like this\\=’.
`straight' means quote with straight apostrophes \\='like this\\='.
`grave' means quote with grave accent and apostrophe \\=`like this\\='.