You can also enter Image-Dired directly by typing @kbd{M-x
image-dired}. This prompts for a directory; specify one that has
image files. This creates thumbnails for all the images in that
-directory, and displays them all in the thumbnail buffer. This
-takes a long time if the directory contains many image files, and it
-asks for confirmation if the number of image files exceeds
-@code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
+directory, and displays them all in the thumbnail buffer. The
+thumbnails are generated in the background and are loaded as they
+become available. This command asks for confirmation if the number of
+image files exceeds @code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
With point in the thumbnail buffer, you can type @key{RET}
(@code{image-dired-display-thumbnail-original-image}) to display a