diff lispref/minibuf.texi @ 90787:91bf6e05918b

Merge from emacs--devo--0 Patches applied: * emacs--devo--0 (patch 662-669) - Update from CVS - Fix read-only prompt problem in isearch - Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * gnus--rel--5.10 (patch 207-208) - Merge from emacs--devo--0 - Update from CVS Revision: [e-mail]/emacs--unicode--0--patch-184

--- a/lispref/minibuf.texi	Sun Mar 18 14:00:43 2007 +0000
+++ b/lispref/minibuf.texi	Sun Mar 18 14:11:08 2007 +0000
@@ -629,12 +629,11 @@
 If @var{collection} is an alist (@pxref{Association Lists}), the
 permissible completions are the elements of the alist that are either
 strings, symbols, or conses whose @sc{car} is a string or symbol.
-Symbols are converted to strings using @code{symbol-name}.
-Other elements of the alist are ignored. (Remember that in Emacs Lisp,
-the elements of alists do not @emph{have} to be conses.)  As all
-elements of the alist can be strings, this case actually includes
-lists of strings or symbols, even though we usually do not think of
-such lists as alists.
+Symbols are converted to strings using @code{symbol-name}.  Other
+elements of the alist are ignored. (Remember that in Emacs Lisp, the
+elements of alists do not @emph{have} to be conses.)  In particular, a
+list of strings or symbols is allowed, even though we usually do not
+think of such lists as alists.
 
 @cindex obarray in completion
 If @var{collection} is an obarray (@pxref{Creating Symbols}), the names