(show-paren-mode): Doc fix.

diff --git a/lisp/paren.el b/lisp/paren.el
index a3610daf364a316c7591a355ae7a074479538940..b59b96e4f4029c9a609adb6abb31d58dabac5f68 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/paren.el
+++ b/lisp/paren.el
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   "Toggle Show Paren mode.
 When Show Paren mode is enabled, any matching parenthesis is highlighted
 after `show-paren-delay' seconds of Emacs idle time.
-This variable should be set only with \\[customize], which is equivalent
-to using the function `show-paren-mode'."
+Setting this variable directly does not take effect;
+use either \\[customize] or the function `show-paren-mode'."
   :set (lambda (symbol value)
         (show-paren-mode (or value 0)))
   :initialize 'custom-initialize-default