2 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 6f27e71b7b7..78d7531f869 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-01-28  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * text.texi (Indent Tabs): Update related to tab-stops.
+
 2014-01-24  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * control.texi (Handling Errors): Update with-demoted-errors.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/text.texi b/doc/lispref/text.texi
index 60cda8068bb..a6e98763d8f 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/text.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/text.texi
@@ -2460,19 +2460,19 @@ stop feature only in a few major modes, such as Text mode.
 
 @deffn Command tab-to-tab-stop
 This command inserts spaces or tabs before point, up to the next tab
-stop column defined by @code{tab-stop-list}.  It searches the list for
-an element greater than the current column number, and uses that element
-as the column to indent to.  It does nothing if no such element is
-found.
+stop column defined by @code{tab-stop-list}.
 @end deffn
 
 @defopt tab-stop-list
-This variable is the list of tab stop columns used by
-@code{tab-to-tab-stops}.  The elements should be integers in increasing
-order.  The tab stop columns need not be evenly spaced.
-
-Use @kbd{M-x edit-tab-stops} to edit the location of tab stops
-interactively.
+This variable defines the tab stop columns used by @code{tab-to-tab-stop}.
+It should be either @code{nil}, or a list of increasing integers,
+which need not be evenly spaced.  The list is implicitly
+extended to infinity through repetition of the interval between the
+last and penultimate elements (or @code{tab-width} if the list has
+fewer than two elements).  A value of @code{nil} means a tab stop
+every @code{tab-width} columns.
+
+Use @kbd{M-x edit-tab-stops} to edit the location of tab stops interactively.
 @end defopt
 
 @node Motion by Indent