# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1167771450 0
# Node ID 80cfd51d8db949c791d7460292ad3c275aad553f
# Parent  b9e4d35eefb4a8a903aa7b3e99745969cec7218c
(Defining Minor Modes): Explain effect of command
defined with define-global-minor-mode on new buffers.

diff -r b9e4d35eefb4 -r 80cfd51d8db9 lispref/modes.texi
--- a/lispref/modes.texi	Tue Jan 02 20:56:26 2007 +0000
+++ b/lispref/modes.texi	Tue Jan 02 20:57:30 2007 +0000
@@ -1480,12 +1480,15 @@
 @end smallexample
 
 @defmac define-global-minor-mode global-mode mode turn-on keyword-args@dots{}
-This defines a global minor mode named @var{global-mode} whose meaning
-is to enable the buffer-local minor mode @var{mode} in every buffer.
-To turn on the minor mode in a buffer, it uses the function
+This defines a global toggle named @var{global-mode} whose meaning is
+to enable or disable the buffer-local minor mode @var{mode} in all
+buffers.  To turn on the minor mode in a buffer, it uses the function
 @var{turn-on}; to turn off the minor mode, it calls @code{mode} with
 @minus{}1 as argument.
 
+Globally enabling the mode also affects buffers subsequently created
+by visiting files, but not buffers subsequently created in other ways.
+
 Use @code{:group @var{group}} in @var{keyword-args} to specify the
 custom group for the mode variable of the global minor mode.
 @end defmac