2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog b/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog
index ebdb123c623..3409970c680 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2005-10-23  Bill Wohler  <wohler@newt.com>
 
+        * mh-customize.el (mh-interpret-number-as-range-flag): Sync
+        docstring with manual.
+
         * mh-identity.el (mh-assoc-ignore-case): Merge with version in
         mh-alias.el and move to mh-acros.el
 
diff --git a/lisp/mh-e/mh-customize.el b/lisp/mh-e/mh-customize.el
index 2255bdad2d6..919a655d78b 100644
--- a/lisp/mh-e/mh-customize.el
+++ b/lisp/mh-e/mh-customize.el
@@ -946,9 +946,11 @@ is added to the yanked region."
 ;;; Ranges (:group 'mh-ranges)
 
 (defcustom mh-interpret-number-as-range-flag t
-  "Non-nil means interpret a number as a range.
-If the variable is non-nil, and you use an integer, N, when asked for a
-range to scan, then MH-E uses the range \"last:N\"."
+  "On means interpret a number as a range.
+Since one of the most frequent ranges used is \"last:N\", MH-E will interpret
+input such as \"200\" as \"last:200\" if this option is on (which is the
+default). If you need to scan just the message 200, then use the range
+\"200:200\"."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'mh-ranges)