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Clarify recent changes.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Mon, 10 Sep 2001 05:34:15 +0000 |
parents | 8f8df4d24f48 |
children | 9552d64e0367 |
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742 @defun select-safe-coding-system from to &optional default-coding-system accept-default-p | 742 @defun select-safe-coding-system from to &optional default-coding-system accept-default-p |
743 This function selects a coding system for encoding specified text, | 743 This function selects a coding system for encoding specified text, |
744 asking the user to choose if necessary. Normally the specified text | 744 asking the user to choose if necessary. Normally the specified text |
745 is the text in the current buffer between @var{from} and @var{to}, | 745 is the text in the current buffer between @var{from} and @var{to}, |
746 defaulting to the whole buffer if they are @code{nil}. If @var{from} | 746 defaulting to the whole buffer if they are @code{nil}. If @var{from} |
747 is a string, the string is the target text, and @var{to} is ignored. | 747 is a string, the string is the specified text, and @var{to} is ignored. |
748 | 748 |
749 If @var{default-coding-system} is non-@code{nil}, that is the first | 749 If @var{default-coding-system} is non-@code{nil}, that is the first |
750 coding system to try; if that can handle the text, | 750 coding system to try; if that can handle the text, |
751 @code{select-safe-coding-system} returns that coding system. It can | 751 @code{select-safe-coding-system} returns that coding system. It can |
752 also be a list of coding systems; then the function tries each of them | 752 also be a list of coding systems; then the function tries each of them |