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[xemacs-hg @ 2006-07-16 10:51:43 by aidan] Documentation tweaks.
author aidan
date Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:51:48 +0000
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772 @node File Variables 772 @node File Variables
773 @subsection Local Variables in Files 773 @subsection Local Variables in Files
774 @cindex local variables in files 774 @cindex local variables in files
775 775
776 A file can contain a @dfn{local variables list}, which specifies the 776 A file can contain a @dfn{local variables list}, which specifies the
777 values to use for certain Emacs variables when that file is edited. 777 buffer-local values to use for certain Emacs variables when that file is
778 Visiting the file checks for a local variables list and makes each variable 778 edited. Visiting the file checks for a local variables list and makes
779 in the list local to the buffer in which the file is visited, with the 779 each variable in the list local to the buffer in which the file is
780 value specified in the file. 780 visited, with the value specified in the file.
781 781
782 A local variables list goes near the end of the file, in the last page. 782 A local variables list goes near the end of the file, in the last page.
783 (It is often best to put it on a page by itself.) The local variables list 783 (It is often best to put it on a page by itself.) The local variables list
784 starts with a line containing the string @samp{Local Variables:}, and ends 784 starts with a line containing the string @samp{Local Variables:}, and ends
785 with a line containing the string @samp{End:}. In between come the 785 with a line containing the string @samp{End:}. In between come the
2182 registry, and encoding, wildcarding the rest with @samp{*}. If you're 2182 registry, and encoding, wildcarding the rest with @samp{*}. If you're
2183 not sure what's available, you can wildcard some of the fields usually 2183 not sure what's available, you can wildcard some of the fields usually
2184 specified, too. Here's our example font in XLFD syntax: 2184 specified, too. Here's our example font in XLFD syntax:
2185 @code{"-*-courier-bold-r-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"}. 2185 @code{"-*-courier-bold-r-*-*-*-140-*-*-*-*-iso8859-*"}.
2186 The XLFD syntax is also used for GTK+ version 1. XLFD names must be 2186 The XLFD syntax is also used for GTK+ version 1. XLFD names must be
2187 encoding in ISO-8859-1. 2187 encoded in ISO-8859-1.
2188 2188
2189 @item Xft 2189 @item Xft
2190 The Xft syntax is defined by the @file{fontconfig} library 2190 The Xft syntax is defined by the @file{fontconfig} library
2191 @ref{Font Names,,,fontconfig}. It is less a font naming convention than 2191 @ref{Font Names,,,fontconfig}. It is less a font naming convention than
2192 a way to express any arbitrary subset of the font's properties in a 2192 a way to express any arbitrary subset of the font's properties in a