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git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-590

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/help-fns.el b/lisp/help-fns.el
index a105083aafe..d9ffcbf742f 100644
--- a/lisp/help-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/help-fns.el
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ face (according to `face-differs-from-default-p')."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol)
-  "Return the bound variable symbol found around point.
+  "Return the bound variable symbol found at or before point.
 Return 0 if there is no such symbol.
 If ANY-SYMBOL is non-nil, don't insist the symbol be bound."
   (or (condition-case ()
@@ -583,8 +583,11 @@ it is displayed along with the global value."
                             (documentation-property alias 'variable-documentation))))
               (unless (eq alias variable)
                 (princ (format "\nThis variable is an alias for `%s'.\n" alias)))
+	      (if (or obsolete safe-var)
+		  (terpri))
+
               (when obsolete
-                (princ "\nThis variable is obsolete")
+                (princ "This variable is obsolete")
                 (if (cdr obsolete) (princ (format " since %s" (cdr obsolete))))
                 (princ ";") (terpri)
                 (princ (if (stringp (car obsolete)) (car obsolete)
@@ -595,9 +598,8 @@ it is displayed along with the global value."
 		(princ "if its value\nsatisfies the predicate ")
 		(princ (if (byte-code-function-p safe-var)
 			   "which is byte-compiled expression.\n"
-			 (format "`%s'.\n" safe-var)))
-		(terpri))
-	      (princ "Documentation:\n")
+			 (format "`%s'.\n" safe-var))))
+	      (princ "\nDocumentation:\n")
               (princ (or doc "Not documented as a variable.")))
 	    ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
 	    (if (custom-variable-p variable)