(syms_of_buffer) <cursor-type>: Doc fix.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 99e03b87961..40f74df59e0 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2002-05-20  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
+        * buffer.c (syms_of_buffer) <cursor-type>: Doc fix.
+
         * keyboard.c (read_char_minibuf_menu_prompt): Don't list
         equivalent key bindings here.
 
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 27ad62366b9..39d8d957a75 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -5660,14 +5660,17 @@ is a member of the list.  */);
   Vinhibit_read_only = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("cursor-type", &current_buffer->cursor_type, Qnil,
-                     doc: /* Cursor to use in window displaying this buffer.
+     doc: /* Cursor to use when this buffer is in the selected window.
 Values are interpreted as follows:
 
-  t             use the cursor specified for the frame
-  nil           don't display a cursor
-  `bar'         display a bar cursor with default width
-  (bar . WIDTH) display a bar cursor with width WIDTH
-  others        display a box cursor.  */);
+  t              use the cursor specified for the frame
+  nil            don't display a cursor
+  bar            display a bar cursor with default width
+  (bar . WIDTH)  display a bar cursor with width WIDTH
+  ANYTHING ELSE  display a box cursor.
+
+When the buffer is displayed in a nonselected window,
+this variable has no effect; the cursor appears as a hollow box.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("line-spacing",
                      &current_buffer->extra_line_spacing, Qnil,