diff lisp/newcomment.el @ 89991:6c1af301b455

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--- a/lisp/newcomment.el	Wed Sep 29 09:54:59 2004 +0000
+++ b/lisp/newcomment.el	Thu Sep 30 01:20:39 2004 +0000
@@ -215,8 +215,13 @@
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defcustom comment-multi-line nil
-  "*Non-nil means \\[comment-indent-new-line] continues comments, with no new terminator or starter.
-This is obsolete because you might as well use \\[newline-and-indent]."
+  "*Non-nil means `comment-indent-new-line' continues comments.
+That is, it inserts no new terminator or starter.
+This affects `auto-fill-mode', which is the main reason to
+customize this variable.
+
+It also affects \\[indent-new-comment-line].  However, if you want this
+behavior for explicit filling, you might as well use \\[newline-and-indent]."
   :type 'boolean)
 
 (defcustom comment-empty-lines nil