arguments. This leads quickly to an error if the command requires one
or more arguments.
+
@item
It may be a Lisp expression that is not a string; then it should be a
form that is evaluated to get a list of arguments to pass to the
-command.
+command. Usually this form will call various functions to read input
+from the user, most often through the minibuffer (@pxref{Minibuffer})
+or directly from the keyboard (@pxref{Reading Input}).
@cindex argument evaluation form
-If this expression reads keyboard input (this includes using the
-minibuffer), keep in mind that the integer value of point or the mark
-before reading input may be incorrect after reading input. This is
-because the current buffer may be receiving subprocess output;
-if subprocess output arrives while the command is waiting for input,
-it could relocate point and the mark.
+Providing point or the mark as an argument value is also common, but
+if you do this @emph{and} read input (whether using the minibuffer or
+not), be sure to get the integer values of point or the mark after
+reading. The current buffer may be receiving subprocess output; if
+subprocess output arrives while the command is waiting for input, it
+could relocate point and the mark.
Here's an example of what @emph{not} to do:
@end smallexample
@noindent
-Here's how to avoid the problem, by examining point and the mark only
-after reading the keyboard input:
+Here's how to avoid the problem, by examining point and the mark after
+reading the keyboard input:
@smallexample
(interactive