2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 294b250028e..622abc6944a 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2000-11-22  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
+        * frame.el (show-cursor-in-non-selected-windows): Doc fix.
+
         * hi-lock.el (hi-lock-refontify): Don't call non-existent
         jit-lock-fontify-buffer; it should anyway be unneccessary to
         do anything special when jit-lock is active.
diff --git a/lisp/frame.el b/lisp/frame.el
index 5a9c276a2fe..06dfcbf8469 100644
--- a/lisp/frame.el
+++ b/lisp/frame.el
@@ -1161,7 +1161,8 @@ itself as a pre-command hook."
 
 (defcustom show-cursor-in-non-selected-windows t
   "*Non-nil means show a hollow box cursor in non-selected-windows.
-If nil, don't show a cursor except in the selected window."
+If nil, don't show a cursor except in the selected window.
+Setting this variable directly has no effect; use custom instead."
   :tag "Cursor in non-selected windows"
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'cursor