[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/emacs-23 r100260: display.texi (Optional Mode Line): Make the description of load-average

[Eli Zaretskii]

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revno: 100260
committer: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
branch nick: emacs-23
timestamp: Sat 2010-12-04 13:45:59 +0200
message:
   display.texi (Optional Mode Line): Make the description of load-average
   more accurate.
modified:
  doc/emacs/ChangeLog
  doc/emacs/display.texi

=== modified file 'doc/emacs/ChangeLog'
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog       2010-12-04 11:25:09 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog       2010-12-04 11:45:59 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-12-04  Eli Zaretskii  <address@hidden>
 
+       * display.texi (Optional Mode Line): Make the description of
+       load-average more accurate.
+
        * msdog.texi (Windows HOME): Mention that HOME can also be set in the
        registry, with a cross-reference.
        (Windows Startup): New node.  Move the stuff about the current

=== modified file 'doc/emacs/display.texi'
--- a/doc/emacs/display.texi    2010-06-23 02:46:43 +0000
+++ b/doc/emacs/display.texi    2010-12-04 11:45:59 +0000
@@ -1007,11 +1007,12 @@
 @noindent
 @vindex display-time-24hr-format
 Here @var{hh} and @var{mm} are the hour and minute, followed always by
address@hidden or @samp{pm}.  @var{l.ll} is the average number of running
-processes in the whole system recently.  (Some fields may be missing if
-your operating system cannot support them.)  If you prefer time display
-in 24-hour format, set the variable @code{display-time-24hr-format}
-to @code{t}.
address@hidden or @samp{pm}.  @var{l.ll} is the average number, collected
+for the last few minutes, of processes in the whole system that were
+either running or ready to run (i.e.@: were waiting for an available
+processor).  (Some fields may be missing if your operating system
+cannot support them.)  If you prefer time display in 24-hour format,
+set the variable @code{display-time-24hr-format} to @code{t}.
 
 @cindex mail (on mode line)
 @vindex display-time-use-mail-icon