# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1159130392 0
# Node ID 76400a9b9e59552b4bf3f44956e0f6c79d2be297
# Parent  b371147e0e3b9460712e9218a7270efcc25ea1d5
(timer-max-repeats): Doc fix.

diff -r b371147e0e3b -r 76400a9b9e59 lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el	Sun Sep 24 20:39:22 2006 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el	Sun Sep 24 20:39:52 2006 +0000
@@ -300,7 +300,11 @@
   "Third-to-last timer that was run.")
 
 (defvar timer-max-repeats 10
-  "*Maximum number of times to repeat a timer, if real time jumps.")
+  "*Maximum number of times to repeat a timer, if many repeats are delayed.
+Timer invocations can be delayed because Emacs is suspended or busy,
+or because the system's time changes.  If such an occurrence makes it
+appear that many invocations are overdue, this variable controls
+how many will really happen.")
 
 (defun timer-until (timer time)
   "Calculate number of seconds from when TIMER will run, until TIME.