On X, @var{arg} is a string describing some text to place behind the
cursor. It can be @code{nil}, which means to remove any text
-previously displayed. @c FIXME: what is the value of ARG on PGTK?
+previously displayed.
+
+On PGTK, @var{arg} is a list of strings with color information. Its
+structure is as follows:
+
+@example
+ (
+ (TEXT (ul . COLOR) (bg . COLOR) (fg . COLOR))
+ ; ...
+ )
+@end example
+
+Color information can be omitted. @code{COLOR} of @code{ul} can be
+@code{t} or a string. @var{arg} can be @code{nil}, which means to
+remove any text previously displayed.
This is a special event (@pxref{Special Events}), which normally
should not be bound by the user to any command. Emacs will typically