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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2009-07-16 19:37:08 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>2009-07-16 19:37:08 +0000
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* buffers.texi (Swapping Text): Recommend setting
write-region-annotate-functions and buffer-saved-size. * backups.texi (Auto-Saving): Document buffer-saved-size = -2.
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@@ -632,6 +632,10 @@ this buffer due to a substantial decrease in size. Explicitly saving
the buffer stores a positive value in this variable, thus reenabling
auto-saving. Turning auto-save mode off or on also updates this
variable, so that the substantial decrease in size is forgotten.
+
+If it is @minus{}2, that means this buffer should disregard changes in
+buffer size; in particular, it should not shut off auto-saving
+temporarily due to changes in buffer size.
@end defvar
@defvar auto-save-list-file-name