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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/os.texi | 3 |
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/os.texi b/doc/lispref/os.texi index b1c19e384be..96cfff3f89b 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/os.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi @@ -2284,7 +2284,8 @@ can use in calling @code{cancel-timer} (@pxref{Timers}). @end deffn @cindex idleness - Emacs becomes @dfn{idle} when it starts waiting for user input, and + Emacs becomes @dfn{idle} when it starts waiting for user input +(unless it waits for input with a timeout, @pxref{Reading One Event}), and it remains idle until the user provides some input. If a timer is set for five seconds of idleness, it runs approximately five seconds after Emacs first becomes idle. Even if @var{repeat} is non-@code{nil}, |