changeset 10435:0f07f211973a

(standard-display-ascii): Doc fix. Allow use with X.
author Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
date Mon, 16 Jan 1995 22:57:31 +0000
parents 5cb0747f521f
children c9ba2babe54e
files lisp/disp-table.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lisp/disp-table.el	Mon Jan 16 22:48:03 1995 +0000
+++ b/lisp/disp-table.el	Mon Jan 16 22:57:31 1995 +0000
@@ -94,12 +94,11 @@
     (setq l (1+ l))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
+;; This function does NOT take terminal-dependent escape sequences.
+;; For that, you need to go through create-glyph.  Use one of the
+;; other functions below, or roll your own.
 (defun standard-display-ascii (c s)
-  "Display character C using string S.
-S is usually a terminal-dependent escape sequence.
-This function is meaningless for an X frame."
-  (if window-system
-      (error "Cannot use string glyphs in a windowing system"))
+  "Display character C using printable string S."
   (or standard-display-table
       (setq standard-display-table (make-vector display-table-len nil)))
   (aset standard-display-table c (apply 'vector (append s nil))))