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author | Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> | 2021-10-23 20:03:34 +0200 |
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committer | Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> | 2021-10-23 20:03:34 +0200 |
commit | 4fd5c8df67e2eb41dd0ea6d95586bbd8d09cc482 (patch) | |
tree | 398be37af2cd86e7967c6871796038856240ab13 /doc/lispref/hooks.texi | |
parent | 6fa520677095c5872f1d448f6f1001ee22e42276 (diff) | |
download | emacs-4fd5c8df67e2eb41dd0ea6d95586bbd8d09cc482.tar.gz |
Clarify abnormal hook documentation
* doc/lispref/hooks.texi (Standard Hooks):
* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Hooks): Clarify wording of "abnormal
hook" documentation. (Bug#34588)
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/lispref/hooks.texi b/doc/lispref/hooks.texi index feec8b24f46..e9d1e270d8e 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/hooks.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/hooks.texi @@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ arguments and their values are completely ignored. The recommended way to put a new function on such a hook is to call @code{add-hook}. @xref{Hooks}, for more information about using hooks. -The variables whose names end in @samp{-functions} are usually @dfn{abnormal -hooks} (some old code may also use the deprecated @samp{-hooks} suffix); their -values are lists of functions, but these functions are called in a special way -(they are passed arguments, or their return values are used). The variables -whose names end in @samp{-function} have single functions as their values. +The variables whose names end in @samp{-functions} are usually +@dfn{abnormal hooks} (some old code may also use the deprecated +@samp{-hooks} suffix). Their values are lists of functions, but these +functions are called in a special way: they are either passed +arguments, or their return values are used in some way. The variables +whose names end in @samp{-function} have single functions as their +values. This is not an exhaustive list, it only covers the more general hooks. For example, every major mode defines a hook named |