diff lispref/abbrevs.texi @ 74552:f43c6119c6c4

(Defining Abbrevs): Abbrev tables may not be empty when major modes are loaded.

--- a/lispref/abbrevs.texi	Sun Dec 10 03:12:38 2006 +0000
+++ b/lispref/abbrevs.texi	Sun Dec 10 03:13:00 2006 +0000
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@
 @comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
 @section Defining Abbrevs
   @code{define-abbrev} is the low-level basic function for defining an
-abbrev in a specified abbrev table.  When major modes predefine
-standard abbrevs, they should call @code{define-abbrev} and specify
-@code{t} for @var{system-flag}.
+abbrev in a specified abbrev table.  When major modes predefine standard
+abbrevs, they should call @code{define-abbrev} and specify @code{t} for
+@var{system-flag}.  Be aware that any saved non-``system'' abbrevs are
+restored at startup, i.e. before some major modes are loaded.  Major modes
+should therefore not assume that when they are first loaded their abbrev
+tables are empty.
 
 @defun define-abbrev table name expansion &optional hook count system-flag
 This function defines an abbrev named @var{name}, in @var{table}, to