1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index a2fd0a83bce..1db7b4033c1 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -6023,15 +6023,16 @@ specifies.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("indicate-empty-lines",
                      &BVAR (current_buffer, indicate_empty_lines), Qnil,
-                     doc: /* Visually indicate empty lines after the buffer end.
-If non-nil, a bitmap is displayed in the left fringe of a window on
-window-systems.  */);
+                     doc: /* Visually indicate unused ("empty") screen lines after the buffer end.
+If non-nil, a bitmap is displayed in the left fringe of a window
+on graphical displays for each screen line that doesn't correspond
+to any buffer text.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("indicate-buffer-boundaries",
                      &BVAR (current_buffer, indicate_buffer_boundaries), Qnil,
                      doc: /* Visually indicate buffer boundaries and scrolling.
 If non-nil, the first and last line of the buffer are marked in the fringe
-of a window on window-systems with angle bitmaps, or if the window can be
+of a window on graphical displays with angle bitmaps, or if the window can be
 scrolled, the top and bottom line of the window are marked with up and down
 arrow bitmaps.