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diff --git a/doc/emacs/display.texi b/doc/emacs/display.texi index 5df8401d918..14a5b68f364 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/display.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi @@ -194,16 +194,18 @@ how aggressively it scrolls by setting the variables @code{scroll-up-aggressively} and @code{scroll-down-aggressively}. The value of @code{scroll-up-aggressively} should be either @code{nil}, or a fraction @var{f} between 0 and 1. A fraction -specifies where on the screen to put point when scrolling upward: when -a window scrolls up because point below the window end, the new start -position is chosen to put point @var{f} parts of the window height -from the bottom. Thus, larger @var{f} means more aggressive -scrolling. The default value, @code{nil}, is equivalent to 0.5. +specifies where on the screen to put point when scrolling upward, +i.e.@: when point moves forward in the buffer, and therefore text +scrolls up in the window. When point goes off the window end, the new +start position is chosen to put point @var{f} parts of the window +height from the bottom. Thus, larger @var{f} means more aggressive +scrolling: more new text is brought into view. The default value, +@code{nil}, is equivalent to 0.5. Likewise, @code{scroll-down-aggressively} is used for scrolling -down. The value specifies how far point should be placed from the top -of the window; thus, as with @code{scroll-up-aggressively}, a larger -value is more aggressive. +down, i.e.@: moving point back in the buffer. The value specifies how +far point should be placed from the top of the window; thus, as with +@code{scroll-up-aggressively}, a larger value is more aggressive. @vindex scroll-margin The variable @code{scroll-margin} restricts how close point can come |