changeset 111897:b4a45bb251e4

display.texi (Optional Mode Line): Make the description of load-average more accurate.
author Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
date Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:45:59 +0200
parents f01161c37158
children 6264215e64a3
files doc/emacs/ChangeLog doc/emacs/display.texi
diffstat 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sat Dec 04 13:25:09 2010 +0200
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog	Sat Dec 04 13:45:59 2010 +0200
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-12-04  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
+	* display.texi (Optional Mode Line): Make the description of
+	load-average more accurate.
+
 	* msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Mention that HOME can also be set in the
 	registry, with a cross-reference.
 	(Windows Startup): New node.  Move the stuff about the current
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi	Sat Dec 04 13:25:09 2010 +0200
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi	Sat Dec 04 13:45:59 2010 +0200
@@ -1007,11 +1007,12 @@
 @noindent
 @vindex display-time-24hr-format
 Here @var{hh} and @var{mm} are the hour and minute, followed always by
-@samp{am} or @samp{pm}.  @var{l.ll} is the average number of running
-processes in the whole system recently.  (Some fields may be missing if
-your operating system cannot support them.)  If you prefer time display
-in 24-hour format, set the variable @code{display-time-24hr-format}
-to @code{t}.
+@samp{am} or @samp{pm}.  @var{l.ll} is the average number, collected
+for the last few minutes, of processes in the whole system that were
+either running or ready to run (i.e.@: were waiting for an available
+processor).  (Some fields may be missing if your operating system
+cannot support them.)  If you prefer time display in 24-hour format,
+set the variable @code{display-time-24hr-format} to @code{t}.
 
 @cindex mail (on mode line)
 @vindex display-time-use-mail-icon