4 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 46124c323eb..19dc4874967 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-09-15  Daniel Colascione  <dancol@dancol.org>
+
+        * regs.texi (Text Registers): Update end-user documentation
+        to reflect `insert-register' interface change.
+
 2014-08-07  Reuben Thomas  <rrt@sc3d.org>
 
         * programs.texi (Program Modes): Don't advertise VMS DCL support
diff --git a/doc/emacs/regs.texi b/doc/emacs/regs.texi
index a0ff7079388..bc4abb389c4 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/regs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/regs.texi
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ during the collection process, you can use the following setting.
 @kindex C-x r i
 @findex insert-register
   @kbd{C-x r i @var{r}} inserts in the buffer the text from register
-@var{r}.  Normally it leaves point before the text and sets the mark
-after, without activating it.  With a numeric argument, it instead
-puts point after the text and the mark before.
+@var{r}.  Normally it leaves point after the text and sets the mark
+before, without activating it.  With a numeric argument, it instead
+puts before after the text and the mark after.
 
 @node Rectangle Registers
 @section Saving Rectangles in Registers
diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index ddd0dee213a..1a85b126ffe 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-09-15  Daniel Colascione  <dancol@dancol.org>
+
+        * text.texi (Registers): Make `insert-register' documentation
+        reflect interface change.
+
 2014-09-08  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * functions.texi (Core Advising Primitives): Add a note about the
diff --git a/doc/lispref/text.texi b/doc/lispref/text.texi
index 6665cc3e673..f21d2b76656 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/text.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/text.texi
@@ -4114,8 +4114,9 @@ buffer.
 Normally, this command puts point before the inserted text, and the
 mark after it.  However, if the optional second argument @var{beforep}
 is non-@code{nil}, it puts the mark before and point after.
-You can pass a non-@code{nil} second argument @var{beforep} to this
-function interactively by supplying any prefix argument.
+
+When called interactively, the command defaults to putting point after
+text, and a prefix argument inverts this behavior.
 
 If the register contains a rectangle, then the rectangle is inserted
 with its upper left corner at point.  This means that text is inserted