(delete-selection-mode): Doc fix.

diff --git a/lisp/delsel.el b/lisp/delsel.el
index e934c5a14a6791ff24b9e102eaf3581c9025172b..0d7a57d8ab9f8bc57a717ce14d26a0408f4aa9e8 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/delsel.el
+++ b/lisp/delsel.el
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ any selection."
 (defcustom delete-selection-mode nil
   "Toggle Delete Selection mode.
 See command `delete-selection-mode'.
-This variable should be set only with \\[customize], which is equivalent
-to using the function `delete-selection-mode'."
+Setting this variable directly does not take effect;
+use either \\[customize] or the function `delete-selection-mode'."
   :set (lambda (symbol value)
         (delete-selection-mode (or value 0)))
   :initialize 'custom-initialize-default