Minor rewrites.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi
index c1150c75100..13a2ad7ddfa 100644
--- a/man/display.texi
+++ b/man/display.texi
@@ -644,18 +644,16 @@ you previously set by @code{scroll-left}.
   The value of the variable @code{automatic-hscroll-margin} controls
 how close to the window's edges point is allowed to get before the
 window will be automatically scrolled.  It is measured in columns.
+If the value is 5, then moving point within 5 columns of the edge
+causes horizontal scrolling away from that edge.
 
 @vindex automatic-hscroll-step
   The variable @code{automatic-hscroll-step} determines how many
-columns to scroll the window when point gets too close to its edge.
-When point is closer to the window's edge than the number of columns
-given by @code{automatic-hscroll-margin}, automatic horizontal
-scrolling will scroll the window by the amount of columns determined
-by this variable.  If the value of @code{automatic-hscroll-step} is a
-positive integer, the window is scrolled that many columns.  If it's a
-floating-point number, it specifies the fraction of the window's width
-to scroll.  If it's zero, point will be centered horizontally after
-the scroll.  The default is zero.
+columns to scroll the window when point gets too close to the edge.
+If it's zero, horizontal scrolling centers point horizontally within
+the window.  If it's a positive integer, it specifies the number of
+columns to scroll by.  If it's a floating-point number, it specifies
+the fraction of the window's width to scroll by.  The default is zero.
 
 @vindex automatic-hscrolling
   To disable automatic horizontal scrolling, set the variable