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[Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 697167b: ; Improve wording of previous change in


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-25 697167b: ; Improve wording of previous change in variables.texi
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 07:11:09 +0000 (UTC)

branch: emacs-25
commit 697167b5432a89db009238cf5cbddc61e69ad339
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>

    ; Improve wording of previous change in variables.texi
    
    * doc/lispref/variables.texi (Default Value): Improve wording of
    last change.
---
 doc/lispref/variables.texi |   13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/variables.texi b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
index e231cbd..8876431 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
@@ -1580,12 +1580,13 @@ an ordinary evaluated argument.
 @end example
 @end defun
 
-  A variable can be let-bound (@pxref{Local Variables}) to a
-non-default value; in that case, @code{default-value} will return the
-value from that binding, not the global value, and @code{set-default}
-will be prevented from setting the global value.  The following two
-functions allow to reference the global value even if it's masked by a
-let-binding.
+  A variable can be let-bound (@pxref{Local Variables}) to a value.
+This makes its global value shadowed by the binding;
address@hidden will then return the value from that binding, not
+the global value, and @code{set-default} will be prevented from
+setting the global value (it will change the let-bound value instead).
+The following two functions allow to reference the global value even
+if it's shadowed by a let-binding.
 
 @cindex top-level default value
 @defun default-toplevel-value symbol



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