[Emacs-diffs] master 373cef5: Improve documentation of display-line-numbers

[Eli Zaretskii]

branch: master
commit 373cef5fe19d72c3549495e566e3ac0996215f14
Author: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>
Commit: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>

    Improve documentation of display-line-numbers
    
    * src/xdisp.c (syms_of_xdisp) <display-line-numbers>: Improve the
    doc string.  Suggested by Alex <address@hidden>.
---
 src/xdisp.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index abca6a8..eb7a9e5 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -32686,7 +32686,12 @@ To add a prefix to continuation lines, use 
`wrap-prefix'.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("display-line-numbers", Vdisplay_line_numbers,
     doc: /* Non-nil means display line numbers.
-By default, line numbers are displayed before each non-continuation
+If the value is t, display absolute line numbers starting at the
+beginning of the current narrowing, or at buffer beginning.
+If the value is `relative', display line numbers relative to the
+line showing point.
+The value `visual' counts screen lines rather than physical line:
+by default, line numbers are displayed before each non-continuation
 line that displays buffer text, i.e. after each newline that came
 from buffer text.  However, if the value is `visual', every screen
 line will have a number.