Subject: bug#30080: 24.5; write-region can reset idle time

From: Eli Zaretskii <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:11:13 +0200

> From: Cecil Westerhof <[email-masked]>
> Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 02:36:52 +0100
> Cc: [email-masked]
> 
> Also (desktop-save-mode 1) has the same effect. When I do not have
> (global-auto-revert-mode 1), but I do have (desktop-save-mode 1), then
> also write-region will reset idle time.

desktop-save-mode writes the desktop file from time to time, and it
uses an idle timer, so I think this explains that.