Improve documentation of \n in a skeleton.

 doc/misc/autotype.texi (Skeleton Language): Document the feature of \n
 when at eol.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index d3a7f66cdaf..b1d7c3a7a0c 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-06-21  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+        * autotype.texi (Skeleton Language): Document the feature of \n
+        when at eol.
+
 2014-06-15  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
 
         * dbus.texi (Type Conversion): Formatting edits in example.
diff --git a/doc/misc/autotype.texi b/doc/misc/autotype.texi
index fd4477e1636..c5f0703cf19 100644
--- a/doc/misc/autotype.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/autotype.texi
@@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ Insert string or character.  Literal strings and characters are passed through
 @code{skeleton-transformation} when that is non-@code{nil}.
 @item @code{?\n}
 @c ??? something seems very wrong here.
-Insert a newline and align under current line.  Use newline character
-@code{?\n} to prevent alignment.
+If not at end of line, insert a newline and align under current line.
+Use newline character @code{?\n} to prevent alignment.  Use
+@code{"\n"} as a string to insert a newline unconditionally.
 @item @code{_}
 Interesting point.  When wrapping skeletons around successive regions, they are
 put at these places.  Point is left at first @code{_} where nothing is wrapped.