Modify about inserting 8-bit.

diff --git a/man/basic.texi b/man/basic.texi
index 8fd03381e5a5e24a8da4af64e1c29260d7cc1a7c..c71a62205f7f6387a4a6979ead11d55eab6c463f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/basic.texi
+++ b/man/basic.texi
@@ -92,13 +92,12 @@ overwriting with it.)
 @end itemize
 
 @noindent
-When multibyte characters are enabled, octal codes 0200 through 0377 are
-not valid as characters; if you specify a code in this range, @kbd{C-q}
-assumes that you intend to use some ISO Latin-@var{n} character set, and
-converts the specified code to the corresponding Emacs character code.
-@xref{Enabling Multibyte}.  You select @emph{which} ISO Latin character
-set though your choice of language environment (@pxref{Language
-Environments}).
+When multibyte characters are enabled, if you specify a code in the
+range 0200 through 0377 octal, @kbd{C-q} assumes that you intend to use
+some ISO Latin-@var{n} character set, and converts the specified code to
+the corresponding Emacs character code.  @xref{Enabling Multibyte}.  You
+select @emph{which} ISO Latin character set though your choice of
+language environment (@pxref{Language Environments}).
 
 @vindex read-quoted-char-radix
 To use decimal or hexadecimal instead of octal, set the variable