; * doc/emacs/programs.texi (Lisp Doc): Clarofy last change.

diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index 39839029d241e988137f87b7ccf1af8300cc06b9..8423b70203c02b3302aaf70865a830eefb18ab40 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -1268,9 +1268,9 @@ information whenever there is a Lisp function or variable at point;
 for a function, it shows the argument list, and for a variable it
 shows the first line of the variable's documentation string.  To
 toggle Eldoc mode, type @kbd{M-x eldoc-mode}.  There's also a Global
-Eldoc mode, which is turned on by default, and turns Eldoc mode on in
-buffers whose major mode is Emacs Lisp or Lisp Interaction (@kbd{M-x
-global-eldoc-mode} to turn it off globally).
+Eldoc mode, which is turned on by default, and affects buffers, such
+as @samp{*scratch*}, whose major mode is Emacs Lisp or Lisp
+Interaction (@w{@kbd{M-x global-eldoc-mode}} to turn it off globally).
 
 @node Hideshow
 @section Hideshow minor mode

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2b145762faa2a55ca9e33d56b661f91e4872111e..d699d37be6c940023669663c442fb91366354077 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ instrumented function.
 
 +++
 *** New minor mode `global-eldoc-mode'
-It is turned on by default, and turns on `eldoc-mode' in `*scratch*'
-and other buffers whose major mode supports Emacs Lisp.
+It is turned on by default, and affects `*scratch*' and other buffers
+whose major mode supports Emacs Lisp.
 
 ---
 *** `eldoc-documentation-function' now defaults to `ignore'