(Serial Ports): Improve wording, suggested by RMS.

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 8d55c3958bee0e7ed51431995de32beba4116a99..5ce7a42ec1c08692baaa22e8019174ffb9f96020 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-01-10  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
 
+       * processes.texi (Serial Ports): Improve wording, suggested by
+       RMS.
+
        * nonascii.texi (Lisp and Coding Systems): Document
        inhibit-null-byte-detection and inhibit-iso-escape-detection.
        (Character Properties): Improve wording.

diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 52563bca11d684ca7c608ac7f1a4468ab2b26fde..265e63b6deed46f32ee477b79065db38020e316d 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -2506,8 +2506,8 @@ most common value.  If @var{speed} is @code{nil}, the function ignores
 all other arguments and does not configure the port.  This may be
 useful for special serial ports such as Bluetooth-to-serial converters
 which can only be configured through AT commands sent through the
-connection.  You can use the value of @code{nil} for @var{speed} only
-for connections that are already open by a previous call to
+connection.  The value of @code{nil} for @var{speed} is valid only for
+connections that were already opened by a previous call to
 @code{make-serial-process} or @code{serial-term}.
 
 @item :bytesize @var{bytesize}