Change the default value of redisplay-dont-pause to t.

 src/dispnew.c (syms_of_display) <redisplay-dont-pause>: Default
 value is now t.  Doc fix.
 doc/lispref/display.texi (Forcing Redisplay): Update the description of
 redisplay-dont-pause due to change in the default value.
 etc/NEWS: Mention the change of the default value.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 0094e7c12a6..ed2f0a0d3f0 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-09-24  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+        * display.texi (Forcing Redisplay): Update the description of
+        redisplay-dont-pause due to change in the default value.
+
 2011-09-23  Martin Rudalics  <rudalics@gmx.at>
 
         * frames.texi (Frames and Windows): Move section and rename to
diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
index 3002a4c220d..724c46300fd 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi
@@ -118,15 +118,12 @@ redisplay of all windows.
 to put more work on the queue to be done by redisplay whenever there
 is a chance.
 
-  Emacs redisplay normally stops if input arrives, and does not happen
-at all if input is available before it starts.  Most of the time, this
-is exactly what you want.  However, you can prevent preemption by
-binding @code{redisplay-dont-pause} to a non-@code{nil} value.
-
 @defvar redisplay-dont-pause
-If this variable is non-@code{nil}, pending input does not
-prevent or halt redisplay; redisplay occurs, and finishes,
-regardless of whether input is available.
+If this variable is non-@code{nil}, pending input does not prevent or
+halt redisplay; redisplay occurs, and finishes, regardless of whether
+input is available.  If it is @code{nil}, Emacs redisplay stops if
+input arrives, and does not happen at all if input is available before
+it starts.  The default is @code{t}.
 @end defvar
 
 @defvar redisplay-preemption-period