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--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sun Sep 13 17:09:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sun Sep 13 19:41:52 2009 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+2009-09-13  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+	* misc.texi (Invoking emacsclient): Minor clarifications (Bug#4419).
+
 2009-08-31  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>

-	* building.texi (Threads Buffer, Multithreaded Debugging):
+	* building.texi (Threads Buffer, Multithreaded Debugging):
 	Re-organise these two sections,

 2009-08-29  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi	Sun Sep 13 17:09:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi	Sun Sep 13 19:41:52 2009 +0000
@@ -1499,19 +1499,21 @@
 with an error message.  If the Emacs process has no existing
 frame---which can happen if it was started as a daemon (@pxref{Emacs
 Server})---then Emacs opens a frame on the terminal in which you
-called @command{emacsclient}, as though you had used the @samp{-t}
-option (@pxref{emacsclient Options}).
-
-  On a graphical display, switching to the Emacs server is
-straightforward---just select its (system-level) window.  If you are
-using a text-only terminal, there are two ways to switch between
-@command{emacsclient}'s shell and the Emacs server: (i) run the Emacs
-server and @command{emacsclient} on different virtual terminals, and
-switch to the Emacs server's virtual terminal after calling
-@command{emacsclient}; or (ii) call @command{emacsclient} from within
-the Emacs server itself, using Shell mode (@pxref{Interactive Shell})
-or Term mode (@pxref{Term Mode}); @code{emacsclient} blocks only the
-subshell under Emacs, and you can still use Emacs to edit the file.
+called @command{emacsclient}.
+
+  You can also force @command{emacsclient} to open a new frame on a
+graphical display, or on a text-only terminal, using the @samp{-c} and
+@samp{-t} options.  @xref{emacsclient Options}.
+
+  If you are running on a single text-only terminal, you can switch
+between @command{emacsclient}'s shell and the Emacs server using one
+of two methods: (i) run the Emacs server and @command{emacsclient} on
+different virtual terminals, and switch to the Emacs server's virtual
+terminal after calling @command{emacsclient}; or (ii) call
+@command{emacsclient} from within the Emacs server itself, using Shell
+mode (@pxref{Interactive Shell}) or Term mode (@pxref{Term Mode});
+@code{emacsclient} blocks only the subshell under Emacs, and you can
+still use Emacs to edit the file.

 @kindex C-x #
 @findex server-edit
@@ -1548,9 +1550,9 @@
 @command{emacsclient} that you are finished.

 @vindex server-window
-  If you set the variable @code{server-window} to a window or a frame,
-@kbd{C-x #} always displays the next server buffer in that window or
-in that frame.
+  If you set the value of the variable @code{server-window} to a
+window or a frame, @kbd{C-x #} always displays the next server buffer
+in that window or in that frame.

 @node emacsclient Options
 @subsection @code{emacsclient} Options