Clarify docstrings

* src/nsterm.m: Clarified that ns-x-modifier variables require a symbol.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/nsterm.m b/src/nsterm.m
index 03bb0115509..ceda30bd46f 100644
--- a/src/nsterm.m
+++ b/src/nsterm.m
@@ -8739,14 +8739,16 @@ syms_of_nsterm (void)
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-alternate-modifier", ns_alternate_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the alternate or option key.\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.\n\
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.\n\
 Set to none means that the alternate / option key is not interpreted by Emacs\n\
 at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
   ns_alternate_modifier = Qmeta;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-right-alternate-modifier", ns_right_alternate_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the right alternate or option key.\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.\n\
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.\n\
 Set to left means be the same key as `ns-alternate-modifier'.\n\
 Set to none means that the alternate / option key is not interpreted by Emacs\n\
 at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
@@ -8754,12 +8756,14 @@ at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-command-modifier", ns_command_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the command key.\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.");
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.");
   ns_command_modifier = Qsuper;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-right-command-modifier", ns_right_command_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the right command key.\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.\n\
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.\n\
 Set to left means be the same key as `ns-command-modifier'.\n\
 Set to none means that the command / option key is not interpreted by Emacs\n\
 at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
@@ -8767,12 +8771,14 @@ at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-control-modifier", ns_control_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the control key.\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.");
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.");
   ns_control_modifier = Qcontrol;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-right-control-modifier", ns_right_control_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the right control key.\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.\n\
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.\n\
 Set to left means be the same key as `ns-control-modifier'.\n\
 Set to none means that the control / option key is not interpreted by Emacs\n\
 at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
@@ -8780,7 +8786,8 @@ at all, allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("ns-function-modifier", ns_function_modifier,
                "This variable describes the behavior of the function key (on laptops).\n\
-Set to control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be that key.\n\
+Set to the symbol control, meta, alt, super, or hyper means it is taken to be\n\
+that key.\n\
 Set to none means that the function key is not interpreted by Emacs at all,\n\
 allowing it to be used at a lower level for accented character entry.");
   ns_function_modifier = Qnone;