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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el index e2af0759a65..508a4e3262c 100644 --- a/lisp/help.el +++ b/lisp/help.el @@ -977,13 +977,15 @@ function is called, the window to be resized is selected." :version "20.4") (define-minor-mode temp-buffer-resize-mode - "Toggle mode which makes windows smaller for temporary buffers. -With prefix argument ARG, turn the resizing of windows displaying -temporary buffers on if ARG is positive or off otherwise. - -This mode makes a window the right height for its contents, but -never more than `temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than -`window-min-height'. + "Toggle auto-shrinking temp buffer windows (Temp Buffer Resize mode). +With a prefix argument ARG, enable Temp Buffer Resize mode if ARG +is positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, +enable the mode if ARG is omitted or nil. + +When Temp Buffer Resize mode is enabled, the windows in which we +show a temporary buffer are automatically reduced in height to +fit the buffer's contents, but never more than +`temp-buffer-max-height' nor less than `window-min-height'. This mode is used by `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers, and some others." |