branch master updated: * doc/texinfo.texi (@var): Add a footnote discussing fonts in TeX output and documenting @set txicodevaristt.

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commit 7dde5fc13bbb6eb53b8013bc8b41520e323bb3c7
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Aug 26 18:09:49 2022 +0100

    * doc/texinfo.texi (@var): Add a footnote discussing fonts in
    TeX output and documenting @set txicodevaristt.
---
 ChangeLog        | 5 +++++
 doc/texinfo.texi | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 309bf3d44d..47e6a31473 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-08-26  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       * doc/texinfo.texi (@var): Add a footnote discussing fonts in
+       TeX output and documenting @set txicodevaristt.
+
 2022-08-26  Patrice Dumas  <pertusus@free.fr>
 
        * doc/texinfo.texi (Conventions): separate ignore block on form feeds
diff --git a/doc/texinfo.texi b/doc/texinfo.texi
index f4bbbaf09f..d41b76ac08 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo.texi
@@ -5777,6 +5777,12 @@ is correct for them (see the next section).
 The effect of @code{@@var} in the Info file is to change the case of
 the argument to all uppercase.  In the printed manual, the argument
 is output in slanted type.
+@footnote{In @TeX{} output, by default the slanted font used is in a
+variable-width, roman style in all contexts.  To use a slanted
+typewriter style in code contexts such as @code{@@code} or
+@code{@@example}, set the @samp{txicodevaristt}  variable using
+@code{@@set} (@pxref{@code{@@set @@value}}).  Note that this option
+does nothing in @LaTeX{} output.}
 
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