From: Glenn Morris Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:24:45 +0000 (-0700) Subject: * doc/emacs/msdog.texi (Windows Printing): It doesn't set printer-name. X-Git-Tag: emacs-24.0.96~79 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=41be52d7fb4fa2919f7aa56696d42d9554b8b7c9;p=emacs.git * doc/emacs/msdog.texi (Windows Printing): It doesn't set printer-name. * admin/FOR-RELEASE: Related edit. Ref http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2012-04/msg00402.html --- diff --git a/admin/FOR-RELEASE b/admin/FOR-RELEASE index 20b75a56f9f..428332e2aa4 100644 --- a/admin/FOR-RELEASE +++ b/admin/FOR-RELEASE @@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ mini.texi rgm misc.texi cyd modes.texi cyd msdog.texi rgm (can't actually test any of it though) - It was not obvious to me that the following is true (it could well be though): - - Emacs on Windows automatically determines your default printer and - sets the variable `printer-name' to that printer's name. - msdog-xtra.texi rgm (can't actually test any of it though) mule.texi rgm (not 100% sure about "Fontsets") m-x.texi cyd diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 6ab989eb219..762f164290b 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2012-04-14 Glenn Morris + * msdog.texi (Windows Printing): It doesn't set printer-name. + * mule.texi (Language Environments): Move font info to "Fontsets". (Fontsets): Move intlfonts etc here from "Language Environments". Copyedits. diff --git a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi index 485c6b61c18..96a919cfaf8 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi @@ -729,9 +729,9 @@ Posix-style @code{lpr} program is unavailable. The same Emacs variables control printing on all systems, but in some cases they have different default values on MS-DOS and MS-Windows. - Emacs on Windows automatically determines your default printer and -sets the variable @code{printer-name} to that printer's name. But in -some rare cases this can fail, or you may wish to use a different + Emacs on MS Windows attempts to determine your default printer +automatically (using the function @code{default-printer-name}). +But in some rare cases this can fail, or you may wish to use a different printer from within Emacs. The rest of this section explains how to tell Emacs which printer to use.