GNU bug report logs - #19381
The doc string for `sit-for' is wrong; redisplay isn't unconditionally done.

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Reported by: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:15:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: 19381 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19381: The doc string for `sit-for' is wrong; redisplay isn't unconditionally done.
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:41:48 -0500

> That's ~20% of the instances.

But that doesn't say if those instances would want to redisplay when
there's pending input.  The 0 argument only says that they don't want to
wait after performing the redisplay.


        Stefan
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