2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 7c7eaf6c779..4eac1d78db7 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2011-09-24  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
+        * dispnew.c (syms_of_display) <redisplay-dont-pause>: Default
+        value is now t.  Doc fix.
+
         * indent.c (Fvertical_motion): Compute and apply the overshoot
         logic when moving up, not only when moving down.  Fix the
         confusing name and values of the it_overshoot_expected variable;
diff --git a/src/dispnew.c b/src/dispnew.c
index 958420d3081..51b17fc0f11 100644
--- a/src/dispnew.c
+++ b/src/dispnew.c
@@ -6494,8 +6494,8 @@ See `buffer-display-table' for more information.  */);
   Vstandard_display_table = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("redisplay-dont-pause", redisplay_dont_pause,
-               doc: /* *Non-nil means update isn't paused when input is detected.  */);
-  redisplay_dont_pause = 0;
+               doc: /* *Non-nil means display update isn't paused when input is detected.  */);
+  redisplay_dont_pause = 1;
 
 #if PERIODIC_PREEMPTION_CHECKING
   DEFVAR_LISP ("redisplay-preemption-period", Vredisplay_preemption_period,