diff lispref/text.texi @ 77362:bcccf7e23d1c

(Special Properties): Clarify previous change.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:59:27 +0000
parents f988436b1743
children 3c9f4556ffca e6fdae9180d4
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--- a/lispref/text.texi	Sat Apr 21 08:58:15 2007 +0000
+++ b/lispref/text.texi	Sat Apr 21 08:59:27 2007 +0000
@@ -3262,22 +3262,25 @@
 @item composition
 @kindex composition @r{(text property)}
 This text property is used to display a sequence of characters as a
-single glyph composed from components.  For instance, Thai base
+single glyph composed from components.  For instance, in Thai a base
 consonant is composed with the following combining vowel as a single
-glyph.
-
-The value is a character or a sequence (vector, list, or
-string) of integers.
-
-If it is a character, it is an alternate character to display instead
+glyph.  The value should be a character or a sequence (vector, list,
+or string) of integers.
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+If it is a character, it means to display that character instead of
+the text in the region.
+
+@item
+If it is a string, it means to display that string's contents instead
 of the text in the region.
 
-If it is a string, it is an alternate character sequences to
-display.
-
-If it is a vector or list, it is a sequence of alternate
-characters interleaved with internal codes specifying how to
-compose the following character with the previous one.
+@item
+If it is a vector or list, the elements are characters interleaved
+with internal codes specifying how to compose the following character
+with the previous one.
+@end itemize
 @end table
 
 @node Format Properties