* lisp/tool-bar.el (tool-bar-map): Try to clarify how this
variable is used (bug#17709).
(defvar tool-bar-map (make-sparse-keymap)
"Keymap for the tool bar.
-Define this locally to override the global tool bar.")
+
+To override the global tool bar, define this variable
+buffer-locally and add the items you want to it with
+`tool-bar-add-item', `tool-bar-add-item-from-menu' and related
+functions.")
(global-set-key [tool-bar]
`(menu-item ,(purecopy "tool bar") ignore