@end smallexample
@defmac define-global-minor-mode global-mode mode turn-on keyword-args@dots{}
-This defines a global minor mode named @var{global-mode} whose meaning
-is to enable the buffer-local minor mode @var{mode} in every buffer.
-To turn on the minor mode in a buffer, it uses the function
+This defines a global toggle named @var{global-mode} whose meaning is
+to enable or disable the buffer-local minor mode @var{mode} in all
+buffers. To turn on the minor mode in a buffer, it uses the function
@var{turn-on}; to turn off the minor mode, it calls @code{mode} with
@minus{}1 as argument.
+Globally enabling the mode also affects buffers subsequently created
+by visiting files, but not buffers subsequently created in other ways.
+
Use @code{:group @var{group}} in @var{keyword-args} to specify the
custom group for the mode variable of the global minor mode.
@end defmac