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runtime(doc): make window option description a bit less vague

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Say explicitly that ":setlocal" sets the local value, while ":set" also
sets the global value.

related: #19993

Signed-off-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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*options.txt* For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 Apr 16
*options.txt* For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 Apr 17
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ that was last closed are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this
window, the values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the
last closed window where the buffer was edited last are used.
It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
":setlocal" can be used to set a local window option specifically for a type
of buffer. When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to
keep using these local window options. Meanwhile ":set" also sets a global
value of a local window option, which is used when editing another buffer.
Each window has its own copy of these global values, making them local to the
window, but global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
:e one
:set list
:e two