DEFUN ("sit-for", Fsit_for, Ssit_for, 1, 3, 0,
doc: /* Perform redisplay, then wait for SECONDS seconds or until input is available.
SECONDS may be a floating-point value, meaning that you can wait for a
-fraction of a second. Optional second arg MILLISECONDS specifies an
-additional wait period, in milliseconds; this may be useful if your
-Emacs was built without floating point support.
+fraction of a second.
\(Not all operating systems support waiting for a fraction of a second.)
-Optional third arg NODISP non-nil means don't redisplay, just wait for input.
+Optional arg NODISP non-nil means don't redisplay, just wait for input.
Redisplay is preempted as always if input arrives, and does not happen
if input is available before it starts.
-Value is t if waited the full time with no input arriving. */)
+Value is t if waited the full time with no input arriving.
+
+An obsolete but still supported form is
+\(sit-for SECONDS &optional MILLISECONDS NODISP)
+Where the optional arg MILLISECONDS specifies an additional wait period,
+in milliseconds; this was useful when Emacs was built without
+floating point support.
+usage: (sit-for SECONDS &optional NODISP) */)
(seconds, milliseconds, nodisp)
Lisp_Object seconds, milliseconds, nodisp;
{
int sec, usec;
+ if (NILP (nodisp) && !NUMBERP (milliseconds))
+ { /* New style. */
+ nodisp = milliseconds;
+ milliseconds = Qnil;
+ }
+
if (NILP (milliseconds))
XSETINT (milliseconds, 0);
else