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(timer-max-repeats): Doc fix.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:39:52 +0000
parents b371147e0e3b
children a90c9318cca9
files lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- 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.