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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1994-05-21 02:22:28 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1994-05-21 02:22:28 +0000 |
| commit | c1bae672d69a465c3800cb1a1d5ac1b6096813a3 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/lispref/hooks.texi b/lispref/hooks.texi index 7905e0904b3..472b57fd1a6 100644 --- a/lispref/hooks.texi +++ b/lispref/hooks.texi @@ -6,24 +6,24 @@ @node Standard Hooks, Antinews, Standard Keymaps, Top @appendix Standard Hooks -The following is a list of hook variables which let you provide +The following is a list of hook variables that let you provide functions to be called from within Emacs on suitable occasions. -Most of these variables have names ending with @samp{-hook} are -@dfn{normal hooks}, that are run with @code{run-hooks}. The value of -such a hook is a list of functions. The recommended way to put a new +Most of these variables have names ending with @samp{-hook}. They are +@dfn{normal hooks}, run by means of @code{run-hooks}. The value of such +a hook is a list of functions. 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{-function} have single functions as their values. Usually there is a specific reason why the variable is -not a normal hook, such as, the need to pass an argument to the -function. (In older Emacs versions, some of these variables had -names ending in @samp{-hook} even though they were not normal hooks.) +not a normal hook, such as the need to pass arguments to the function. +(In older Emacs versions, some of these variables had names ending in +@samp{-hook} even though they were not normal hooks.) -The variables whose names end in @samp{-hooks} have lists of functions -as their values, but these functions are called in a special way (they -are passed arguments, or else their values are used). +The variables whose names end in @samp{-hooks} or @samp{-functions} have +lists of functions as their values, but these functions are called in a +special way (they are passed arguments, or else their values are used). @c !!! need xref to where each hook is documented or else document it @c by specifying what is expected, and when it is called relative to |