# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1147065389 0 # Node ID 767616c805628c8333c6fb03097122237420260b # Parent 9e3f440412e8852167596738bcb1aa2d6e9cce03 (Disabling): Textual cleanups. diff -r 9e3f440412e8 -r 767616c80562 man/custom.texi --- a/man/custom.texi Sun May 07 20:57:58 2006 +0000 +++ b/man/custom.texi Mon May 08 05:16:29 2006 +0000 @@ -1977,11 +1977,12 @@ @subsection Disabling Commands @cindex disabled command - Disabling a command means causing it to require a confirmation -before it can be executed. The purpose of disabling a command is to -prevent users from executing it by accident and being confused. - - An attempt to invoke a disabled command interactively in Emacs + Disabling a command means that invoking it interactively asks for +confirmation from the user. The purpose of disabling a command is to +prevent users from executing it by accident; we do this for commands +that might be confusing to the uninitiated. + + Attempting to invoke a disabled command interactively in Emacs displays a window containing the command's name, its documentation, and some instructions on what to do immediately; then Emacs asks for input saying whether to execute the command as requested, enable it @@ -2021,8 +2022,8 @@ Whether a command is disabled is independent of what key is used to invoke it; disabling also applies if the command is invoked using -@kbd{M-x}. Disabling a command has no effect on calling it as a -function from Lisp programs. +@kbd{M-x}. However, disabling a command has no effect on calling it +as a function from Lisp programs. @node Syntax @section The Syntax Table