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doc of transient-mark-mode variable

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
Cc: 7465 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7465: 24.0.50; transient-mark-mode customization UI is confusing
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:15:39 -0500

Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net> writes:

> The complete text of the doc string is displayed, as usual, but here it
> is confusing, because the values `lambda' and `(only . OLDVAL)' cannot
> be entered, since only toggling on-off is allowed.  As noted in the
> Elisp manual, these values are intended for Lisp programs, so they
> should not be mentioned in the Custom interface, which is concerned with
> user settings.

I noted explicitly in the docstring that these values are meant for
Lisp.  Thanks.

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