# HG changeset patch
# User Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
# Date 1289039013 -7200
# Node ID 1062cf507cfa0fe788c5b0c8a83434da8d0a4d07
# Parent  176c5c4dd786f5ff06dea804a016ef5f0b4fde8a
Fix bug #7300.

 msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Add information regarding startup
 directory when invoking Emacs from a desktop shortcut.

diff -r 176c5c4dd786 -r 1062cf507cfa doc/emacs/ChangeLog
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sat Nov 06 12:08:33 2010 +0200
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sat Nov 06 12:23:33 2010 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-11-06  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+	* msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Add information regarding startup
+	directory when invoking Emacs from a desktop shortcut.  (bug#7300)
+
 2010-09-14  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
 	* cal-xtra.texi (Fancy Diary Display): Emphasize that sort should be
diff -r 176c5c4dd786 -r 1062cf507cfa doc/emacs/msdog.texi
--- a/doc/emacs/msdog.texi	Sat Nov 06 12:08:33 2010 +0200
+++ b/doc/emacs/msdog.texi	Sat Nov 06 12:23:33 2010 +0200
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 * Text and Binary::     Text files use CRLF to terminate lines.
 * Windows Files::       File-name conventions on Windows.
 * ls in Lisp::          Emulation of @code{ls} for Dired.
-* Windows HOME::        Where Emacs looks for your @file{.emacs}.
+* Windows HOME::        Where Emacs looks for your @file{.emacs} and
+                          where it starts up.
 * Windows Keyboard::    Windows-specific keyboard features.
 * Windows Mouse::       Windows-specific mouse features.
 * Windows Processes::   Running subprocesses on Windows.
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@
 @end ifnottex
 
 @node Windows HOME
-@section HOME Directory on MS-Windows
+@section HOME and Startup Directories on MS-Windows
 @cindex @code{HOME} directory on MS-Windows
 
   The Windows equivalent of the @code{HOME} directory is the
@@ -371,6 +372,13 @@
 @file{_emacs} as a fallback, if such a file exists in the home
 directory, whereas @file{.emacs} does not.
 
+@cindex start directory, MS-Windows
+@cindex directory where Emacs starts on MS-Windows
+  If you use a Windows desktop shortcut to start Emacs, it starts in
+the directory specified by the shortcut.  To control where that is,
+right-click on the shortcut, select ``Properties'', and in the
+``Shortcut'' tab modify the ``Start in'' field to your liking.
+
 @node Windows Keyboard
 @section Keyboard Usage on MS-Windows
 @cindex keyboard, MS-Windows