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@@ -302,9 +302,12 @@ keys for use under X. It is used in a fashion analogous to the
environment variable TERM.")
(defvar window-setup-hook nil
- "Normal hook run to initialize window system display.
-Emacs runs this hook after processing the command line arguments and loading
-the user's init file.")
+ "Normal hook run after loading init files and handling the command line.
+This is very similar to `emacs-startup-hook'. The only difference
+is that this hook runs after frame parameters have been set up in
+response to any settings from your init file. Unless this matters
+to you, use `emacs-startup-hook' instead. (The name of this hook
+is due to historical reasons, and does not reflect its purpose very well.)")
(defcustom initial-major-mode 'lisp-interaction-mode
"Major mode command symbol to use for the initial `*scratch*' buffer."