From fa27fb286e3ba6902ffc8dfb01246d7d18882bb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:30:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Translation of Characters): Search cmds use translation-table-for-input. Automatically made local. --- lispref/nonascii.texi | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/nonascii.texi b/lispref/nonascii.texi index 73632e36514..6e41a462934 100644 --- a/lispref/nonascii.texi +++ b/lispref/nonascii.texi @@ -578,12 +578,14 @@ coding systems that don't specify any other translation table. @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 -- 2.39.2