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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-06-28 20:03:15 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1996-06-28 20:03:15 +0000
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(view-mode): Doc fix.
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@@ -184,10 +184,13 @@ This command runs the normal hook `view-mode-hook'."
;;;###autoload
(defun view-mode (&optional arg)
"Toggle View mode.
-If you use this function to turn on View mode,
-\"exiting\" View mode does nothing except turn View mode off.
-The other way to turn View mode on is by calling
-`view-mode-enter'.
+With a prefix argument, turn View mode on if the argument is >= zero
+and off if it is not.
+
+If you use this function to turn on View mode, then subsequently
+\"exiting\" View mode does nothing except turn View mode off. The
+other way to turn View mode on is by calling `view-mode-enter';
+that is what Lisp programs usually use.
Letters do not insert themselves. Instead these commands are provided.
Most commands take prefix arguments. Commands dealing with lines