Fix description of emacsclientw.exe.

 msdog.texi (Windows Startup): Correct inaccurate description of
 differences between emacsclient.exe and emacsclientw.exe.

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index a374272135feb45c3f706f4465deeae62d593faa..829f61efb3869959f630e20f68fe7c41d9796b74 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-01-07  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+       * msdog.texi (Windows Startup): Correct inaccurate description of
+       differences between emacsclient.exe and emacsclientw.exe.
+
 2010-12-30  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
        * rmail.texi (Rmail Display): Edit for grammar and conciseness.

diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
index 514ef956dc3586ea6831ffa338e213e95cbe6dee..caa1bbccd1902114a2e7c187596d183e5f15be89 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi
@@ -90,20 +90,24 @@ Via the Emacs client program, @file{emacsclient.exe} or
 programs, and to reuse a running Emacs process for serving editing
 jobs required by other programs.  @xref{Emacs Server}.  The difference
 between @file{emacsclient.exe} and @file{emacsclientw.exe} is that the
-former waits for Emacs to signal that the editing job is finished,
-while the latter does not wait.  Which one of them to use in each case
-depends on the expectations of the program that needs editing
-services.  If the program will use the edited files, it needs to wait
-for Emacs, so you should use @file{emacsclient.exe}.  By contrast, if
-the results of editing are not needed by the invoking program, you
-will be better off using @file{emacsclientw.exe}.  A notable situation
-where you would want @file{emacsclientw.exe} is when you right-click
-on a file in the Windows Explorer and select ``Open With'' from the
-pop-up menu.  Use the @samp{--alternate-editor=} or @samp{-a} options
-if Emacs might not be running (or not running as a server) when
-@command{emacsclient} is invoked---that will always give you an
-editor.  When invoked via @command{emacsclient}, Emacs will start in
-the current directory of the program that invoked
+former is a console program, while the latter is a Windows GUI
+program.  Both programs wait for Emacs to signal that the editing job
+is finished, before they exit and return control to the program that
+invoked them.  Which one of them to use in each case depends on the
+expectations of the program that needs editing services.  If that
+program is itself a console (text-mode) program, you should use
+@file{emacsclient.exe}, so that any of its messages and prompts appear
+in the same command window as those of the invoking program.  By
+contrast, if the invoking program is a GUI program, you will be better
+off using @file{emacsclientw.exe}, because @file{emacsclient.exe} will
+pop up a command window if it is invoked from a GUI program.  A
+notable situation where you would want @file{emacsclientw.exe} is when
+you right-click on a file in the Windows Explorer and select ``Open
+With'' from the pop-up menu.  Use the @samp{--alternate-editor=} or
+@samp{-a} options if Emacs might not be running (or not running as a
+server) when @command{emacsclient} is invoked---that will always give
+you an editor.  When invoked via @command{emacsclient}, Emacs will
+start in the current directory of the program that invoked
 @command{emacsclient}.
 @end enumerate