2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 39ed20c3f88..fc2580385f4 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-01-07  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * display.texi (Logging Messages): Copyedits re messages-buffer.
+
 2014-01-06  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         Specify .texi encoding (Bug#16292).
diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
index be8db83396c..8236742ae2c 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi
@@ -478,13 +478,15 @@ this macro this way:
   Almost all the messages displayed in the echo area are also recorded
 in the @file{*Messages*} buffer so that the user can refer back to
 them.  This includes all the messages that are output with
-@code{message}.  This buffer is read-only and has the major-mode
-@code{messages-buffer-mode}.  The best way to retrieve that buffer is
-the function @code{messages-buffer}.
+@code{message}.  By default, this buffer is read-only and uses the major
+mode @code{messages-buffer-mode}.  Nothing prevents the user from
+killing the @file{*Messages*} buffer, but the next display of a message
+recreates it.  Any Lisp code that needs to ensure the @file{*Messages*}
+buffer exists should use the function @code{messages-buffer}.
 
 @defun messages-buffer
-Return the @file{*Messages*} buffer.
-If it does not exist, create and it switch it to @code{messages-buffer-mode}.
+This function returns the @file{*Messages*} buffer.  If it does not
+exist, it creates it, and switches it to @code{messages-buffer-mode}.
 @end defun
 
 @defopt message-log-max