# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1057610942 0
# Node ID 8a7816e7f5bd8df5019c18cafb1bd5aa1722530c
# Parent  ccbf5ac3316d228dff5661e736fc2b985934daa4
(Minor Mode Conventions): Specify only some kinds
of list values as args to minor modes.

diff -r ccbf5ac3316d -r 8a7816e7f5bd lispref/modes.texi
--- a/lispref/modes.texi	Mon Jul 07 20:48:26 2003 +0000
+++ b/lispref/modes.texi	Mon Jul 07 20:49:02 2003 +0000
@@ -864,11 +864,12 @@
 Its job is to enable and disable the mode by setting the variable.
 
 The command should accept one optional argument.  If the argument is
-@code{nil}, it should toggle the mode (turn it on if it is off, and off
-if it is on).  Otherwise, it should turn the mode on if the argument is
-a positive integer, a symbol other than @code{nil} or @code{-}, or a
-list whose @sc{car} is such an integer or symbol; it should turn the
-mode off otherwise.
+@code{nil}, it should toggle the mode (turn it on if it is off, and
+off if it is on).  It should turn the mode on if the argument is a
+positive integer, the symbol @code{t}, or a list whose @sc{car} is one
+of those.  It should turn the mode off if the argument is a negative
+integer or zero, the symbol @code{-}, or a list whose @sc{car} is one
+of those.  The meaning of other arguments is not specified.
 
 Here is an example taken from the definition of @code{transient-mark-mode}.
 It shows the use of @code{transient-mark-mode} as a variable that enables or