# HG changeset patch # User Glenn Morris # Date 1246150343 0 # Node ID 3e9859a4c09759f2c9cf6749272d66cc777efb3f # Parent 6d2862d52653769da98bdc0ef7515131da9f92b3 (global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers, global-auto-revert-mode): Doc fixes. diff -r 6d2862d52653 -r 3e9859a4c097 lisp/ChangeLog --- a/lisp/ChangeLog Sun Jun 28 00:47:58 2009 +0000 +++ b/lisp/ChangeLog Sun Jun 28 00:52:23 2009 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2009-06-28 Glenn Morris + + * autorevert.el (global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers) + (global-auto-revert-mode): Doc fixes. + 2009-06-27 Johan Bockgård * emacs-lisp/cl-specs.el (defstruct): Fix :conc-name spec. @@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ 2009-06-24 Michael Albinus * net/tramp-gvfs.el (tramp-gvfs-handle-make-directory): Use `dir' - but `filename'. + rather than `filename'. 2009-06-23 Miles Bader diff -r 6d2862d52653 -r 3e9859a4c097 lisp/autorevert.el --- a/lisp/autorevert.el Sun Jun 28 00:47:58 2009 +0000 +++ b/lisp/autorevert.el Sun Jun 28 00:52:23 2009 +0000 @@ -207,10 +207,13 @@ When non-nil, both file buffers and buffers with a custom `revert-buffer-function' and a `buffer-stale-function' are reverted by Global Auto-Revert mode. These include the Buffer -List buffer, and Dired buffers showing complete local -directories. Dired buffers do not auto-revert as a result of -changes in subdirectories or in the contents, size, modes, etc., -of files. You may still sometimes want to revert them manually. +List buffer displayed by `buffer-menu', and Dired buffers showing +complete local directories. The Buffer List buffer reverts every +`auto-revert-interval' seconds; Dired buffers when the file list of +the main directory changes. Dired buffers do not auto-revert as +a result of changes in subdirectories, or in the contents, size, +modes, etc., of files. You may still sometimes want to revert +them manually. Use this option with care since it could lead to excessive auto-reverts. For more information, see Info node `(emacs)Autorevert'." @@ -374,11 +377,23 @@ ;;;###autoload (define-minor-mode global-auto-revert-mode - "Revert any buffer when file on disk changes. + "Toggle Global Auto Revert mode. +With optional prefix argument ARG, enable Global Auto Revert Mode +if ARG > 0, else disable it. + +This is a global minor mode that reverts any buffer associated +with a file when the file changes on disk. Use `auto-revert-mode' +to revert a particular buffer. -With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on globally if and only if arg is positive. -This is a minor mode that affects all buffers. -Use `auto-revert-mode' to revert a particular buffer." +If `global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers' is non-nil, this mode +may also revert some non-file buffers, as described in the +documentation of that variable. It ignores buffers with modes +matching `global-auto-revert-ignore-modes', and buffers with a +non-nil vale of `global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer'. + +This function calls the hook `global-auto-revert-mode-hook'. +It displays the text that `global-auto-revert-mode-text' +specifies in the mode line." :global t :group 'auto-revert :lighter global-auto-revert-mode-text (auto-revert-set-timer) (when global-auto-revert-mode