; lisp/saveplace.el, etc/NEWS: Refinements to bug#75837.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 311bf044476..f74c17e4f36 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1567,18 +1567,16 @@ option is nil.
 ---
 *** You can now regularly auto-save places.
 Customize user option 'save-place-autosave-interval' to the number of
-seconds between auto saving places.  For example, to save places every 5
-minutes:
+seconds between auto saving places.  For example, customize this
+variable to 300 to save places every 5 minutes.  In Elisp, use 'setopt'
+not 'setq'.
 
-    M-x customize-option RET save-place-autosave-interval RET 300
-
-Or in Elisp:
+If 'save-place-autosave-interval' is nil, auto saving is disabled; this
+is the default.
 
-    (setopt save-place-autosave-interval (* 60 5))
+This user option is in sympathy with recentf, and savehist autosave
+timers.
 
-If 'save-place-autosave-interval' is nil, auto saving is disabled; this
-is the default.  As before, saved places are scheduled to be saved at
-Emacs exit.
 
 ** Savehist
 
diff --git a/lisp/saveplace.el b/lisp/saveplace.el
index 51df1edeaa7..d3119fd6af2 100644
--- a/lisp/saveplace.el
+++ b/lisp/saveplace.el
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ If `save-place-mode' is enabled, set the timer, otherwise cancel the timer."
   "The interval between auto saves of buffer places.
 If set to nil, disables timer-based auto saving."
   :type '(choice (const :tag "Disabled" nil)
-                 (integer :tag "Seconds"))
+                 (integer :tag "Auto-save interval in seconds"))
   :version "31.1"
   :set (lambda (sym val)
          (set-default sym val)