Description of description was really confusing, and added some markup.
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Which folders are available depends on the exact Windows version, and probably
also the configuration. For details refer to Microsoft's documentation of the
-SHGetSpecialFolderPath function.
+\code{SHGetSpecialFolderPath} function.
\begin{verbatim}
create_shortcut(target, description, filename[, arguments[,
@@ -1384,15 +1384,15 @@
\end{verbatim}
This function creates a shortcut.
-target is the path to the program to be started by the shortcut.
-description is displayed in a popup window when the
-filename is the title of the shortcut that the user will see.
-arguments specifies the command line arguments, if any.
-workdir is the working directory for the program.
-iconpath is the file containing the icon for the shortcut,
-and iconindex is the iconindex in the file.
-Again, for details consult the Microsoft documentation for the IShellLink
-interface.
+\var{target} is the path to the program to be started by the shortcut.
+\var{description} is the description of the sortcut.
+\var{filename} is the title of the shortcut that the user will see.
+\var{arguments} specifies the command line arguments, if any.
+\var{workdir} is the working directory for the program.
+\var{iconpath} is the file containing the icon for the shortcut,
+and \var{iconindex} is the index of the icon in the file
+\var{iconpath}. Again, for details consult the Microsoft
+documentation for the \code{IShellLink} interface.
\section{Examples}
\label{examples}