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(Documentation Tips): Update for new conventions for using `*' in docstrings.

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Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-20 03:08:11 +00:00
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@@ -640,11 +640,10 @@ first blank line. If you wish, you can choose which information to
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@item
A variable's documentation string should start with @samp{*} if the
variable is one that users would often want to set interactively. If
the value is a long list, or a function, or if the variable would be set
only in init files, then don't start the documentation string with
@samp{*}. @xref{Defining Variables}.
When you define a variable that users ought to set interactively, you
should normally use @code{defcustom}. However, if for some reason you
use @code{defvar} instead, start the doc string with a @samp{*}.
@xref{Defining Variables}.
@item
The documentation string for a variable that is a yes-or-no flag should