the font are ignored in this case.
@item trailing-whitespace
The face for highlighting trailing whitespace when
-@code{show-trailing-whitespace} is non-nil.
+@code{show-trailing-whitespace} is non-nil; see @ref{Trailing Whitespace}.
@item variable-pitch
The basic variable-pitch face.
@end table
realizing it. In most cases, this @dfn{trailing whitespace} has no
effect, but there are special circumstances where it matters.
- You can make trailing whitespace visible on the screen by setting
-the variable @code{show-trailing-whitespace} to @code{t}. Then Emacs
-displays trailing whitespace in the face @code{trailing-whitespace}.
+ You can make trailing whitespace visible on the screen by setting the
+buffer-local variable @code{show-trailing-whitespace} to @code{t}. Then
+Emacs displays trailing whitespace in the face
+@code{trailing-whitespace}.
Trailing whitespace is defined as spaces or tabs at the end of a
line. But trailing whitespace is not displayed specially if point is