# HG changeset patch # User Kim F. Storm # Date 1154042452 0 # Node ID 87425e2757e09b870f171283686aece31ebbbeb7 # Parent 233adf3cfb3c1d204817cff1e4867e99fd7d0306 (Reading One Event): Fix last change. diff -r 233adf3cfb3c -r 87425e2757e0 lispref/commands.texi --- a/lispref/commands.texi Thu Jul 27 23:20:31 2006 +0000 +++ b/lispref/commands.texi Thu Jul 27 23:20:52 2006 +0000 @@ -2220,13 +2220,13 @@ moves the cursor temporarily to the echo area, to the end of any message displayed there. Otherwise @code{read-event} does not move the cursor. -If @code{seconds} is non-@code{nil}, it should be a number specifying +If @var{seconds} is non-@code{nil}, it should be a number specifying the maximum time to wait for input, in seconds. If no input arrives within that time, @code{read-event} stops waiting and returns -@code{nil}. A floating-point value for @code{seconds} means to wait +@code{nil}. A floating-point value for @var{seconds} means to wait for a fractional number of seconds. Some systems support only a whole -number of seconds; on these systems, @code{seconds} is rounded down. -If @code{seconds} is @code{nil}, @code{read-event} waits as long as +number of seconds; on these systems, @var{seconds} is rounded down. +If @var{seconds} is @code{nil}, @code{read-event} waits as long as necessary for input to arrive. If @code{read-event} gets an event that is defined as a help character,