translation-table-for-input. Automatically made local.
@defvar translation-table-for-input
Self-inserting characters are translated through this translation
-table before they are inserted. This variable automatically becomes
-buffer-local when set.
+table before they are inserted. Search commands also translate their
+input through this table, so they can compare more reliably with
+what's in the buffer.
@code{set-buffer-file-coding-system} sets this variable so that your
keyboard input gets translated into the character sets that the buffer
-is likely to contain.
+is likely to contain. This variable automatically becomes
+buffer-local when set.
@end defvar
@node Coding Systems