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(run-with-idle-timer): Doc fix.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:04:34 +0000
parents f51f46bef183
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368 (run-with-timer secs repeat function object)) 368 (run-with-timer secs repeat function object))
369 369
370 ;;;###autoload 370 ;;;###autoload
371 (defun run-with-idle-timer (secs repeat function &rest args) 371 (defun run-with-idle-timer (secs repeat function &rest args)
372 "Perform an action the next time Emacs is idle for SECS seconds. 372 "Perform an action the next time Emacs is idle for SECS seconds.
373 If REPEAT is non-nil, do this each time Emacs is idle for SECS seconds. 373 The action is to call FUNCTION with arguments ARGS.
374 SECS may be an integer or a floating point number. 374 SECS may be an integer or a floating point number.
375 The action is to call FUNCTION with arguments ARGS. 375
376 If REPEAT is non-nil, do the action each time Emacs has been idle for
377 exactly SECS seconds (that is, only once for each time Emacs becomes idle).
376 378
377 This function returns a timer object which you can use in `cancel-timer'." 379 This function returns a timer object which you can use in `cancel-timer'."
378 (interactive 380 (interactive
379 (list (read-from-minibuffer "Run after idle (seconds): " nil nil t) 381 (list (read-from-minibuffer "Run after idle (seconds): " nil nil t)
380 (y-or-n-p "Repeat each time Emacs is idle? ") 382 (y-or-n-p "Repeat each time Emacs is idle? ")