From 43e5cbd9ccd529641181e4ad5bbf7586d73598d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Rumney Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:49:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Default HOME on MS Windows has changed. --- etc/NEWS | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 03b494adc04..dea26210ebd 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -3044,6 +3044,17 @@ variable `calculator-radix-grouping-mode'. * Changes in Emacs 22.1 on non-free operating systems +** The HOME directory defaults to Application Data under the user profile. + +If you used a previous version of Emacs without setting the HOME +environment variable and a .emacs was saved, then Emacs will continue +using C:/ as the default HOME. But if you are installing Emacs afresh, +the default location will be the "Application Data" (or similar +localized name) subdirectory of your user profile. This change means +that users will have their own .emacs files on shared computers, and +the default HOME directory is less likely to be read-only on computers +that are administered by someone else. + +++ ** Passing resources on the command line now works on MS Windows. -- 2.39.2