changeset 72512:ab8fd2fba72d

(Idle Timers): run-with-idle-timer allows Lisp time value. Add xref.
author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:51:46 +0000
parents 1ef51160f403
children 55eefd4df7a5
files lispref/os.texi
diffstat 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lispref/os.texi	Fri Aug 25 07:47:12 2006 +0000
+++ b/lispref/os.texi	Fri Aug 25 07:51:46 2006 +0000
@@ -1500,7 +1500,8 @@
 @deffn Command run-with-idle-timer secs repeat function &rest args
 Set up a timer which runs when Emacs has been idle for @var{secs}
 seconds.  The value of @var{secs} may be an integer or a floating point
-number.
+number; a value of the type returned by @code{current-idle-time}
+is also allowed.
 
 If @var{repeat} is @code{nil}, the timer runs just once, the first time
 Emacs remains idle for a long enough time.  More often @var{repeat} is
@@ -1508,7 +1509,7 @@
 remains idle for @var{secs} seconds.
 
 The function @code{run-with-idle-timer} returns a timer value which you
-can use in calling @code{cancel-timer} (see below).
+can use in calling @code{cancel-timer} (@pxref{Timers}).
 @end deffn
 
 @cindex idleness