* indent.el (indent-for-tab-command): Doc fix.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 98ebc73fd3e..5cddb1dc786 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-03-21  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * indent.el (indent-for-tab-command): Doc fix.
+
 2010-03-22  Alan Mackenzie  <acm@muc.de>
 
         * progmodes/cc-engine.el (c-remove-stale-state-cache): Fix
diff --git a/lisp/indent.el b/lisp/indent.el
index 3f8353bd90c..adecbfaeb12 100644
--- a/lisp/indent.el
+++ b/lisp/indent.el
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ special; we don't actually use them here."
 (defun indent-for-tab-command (&optional arg)
   "Indent line or region in proper way for current major mode or insert a tab.
 Depending on `tab-always-indent', either insert a tab or indent.
-If initial point was within line's indentation, position after
-the indentation.  Else stay at same point in text.
+
+In most major modes, if point was in the current line's indentation,
+it is moved to the first non-whitespace character after indenting;
+otherwise it stays at the same position in the text.
 
 If a prefix argument is given, also rigidly indent the entire
 balanced expression which starts at the beginning of the current