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authorRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1994-12-21 23:59:53 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>1994-12-21 23:59:53 +0000
commit92033d9f96ae2e340e1941b227800466d856299f (patch)
tree705c952a2cf6664a70194e68b989ccdee86f3274 /lispref/display.texi
parent2ad4cec1e8b0fa1561d4c18a7fdb863690550bc9 (diff)
downloademacs-92033d9f96ae2e340e1941b227800466d856299f.tar.gz
Fix in visible-bell.
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diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi
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--- a/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/lispref/display.texi
@@ -1224,8 +1224,9 @@ This is a synonym for @code{ding}.
@defvar visible-bell
This variable determines whether Emacs should flash the screen to
represent a bell. Non-@code{nil} means yes, @code{nil} means no. This
-is effective only if the Termcap entry for the terminal in use has the
-visible bell flag (@samp{vb}) set.
+is effective under X windows, and on a character-only terminal provided
+the terminal's Termcap entry defines the visible bell capability
+(@samp{vb}).
@end defvar
@node Window Systems