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* lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el (define-obsolete-face-alias):
Fix up last change.
(define-obsolete-variable-alias): Ditto.

(cherry picked from commit 28e9f439)

* lisp/emacs-lisp/byte-run.el (define-obsolete-face-alias):
Say more verbosely what WHEN is (bug#21225).
(define-obsolete-function-alias): Describe the WHEN parameter.
(define-obsolete-variable-alias): Ditto.

(cherry picked from commit 247c388f)

* doc/lispref/text.texi (Changing Properties): Document
with-silent-modifications (bug#21171).

(cherry picked from commit fcd0d854)

* lisp/subr.el (with-silent-modifications): Rearrange the doc
string a bit so that the most pertinent information is at the
top (bug#21171).

(cherry picked from commit e0e70f03)

* lisp/files.el (clear-visited-file-modtime): Fix possibly
confusing doc string wording (bug#21169).

(cherry picked from commit 1aaeaf14)

* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Mode Line Variables): Document
`mode-line-front-space, `mode-line-misc-info',
`mode-line-end-spaces' (bug#21014).

(cherry picked from commit bf7a630b)

* doc/lispref/modes.texi (Mode Line Variables): Add a cross
reference to the Emacs mode line node that explains things
like `display-time-string' (bug#21002).

(cherry picked from commit a3151a28)

* lisp/time.el: Add a doc string to `display-time-string',
because it's referred to in the manual, and is too mysterious
otherwise (bug#21002).

(cherry picked from commit 45559c58)

* lisp/cus-edit.el (custom-buffer-style): Document the `tree'
value (bug#20724).

(cherry picked from commit bcf0291d)

* lisp/replace.el (query-replace): Move the mention of the
interactive prefix arg earlier so that users can find it
(bug#20654).

(cherry picked from commit bcc10761)

* lisp/apropos.el (apropos-print): Document the undocumented
parameters (bug#20520).

(cherry picked from commit 0714d738)

* lisp/minibuffer.el (completion-table-with-predicate): t ->
non-nil in the doc string (bug#20460).

(cherry picked from commit b6a4d162)

* lisp/minibuffer.el (completion-table-with-predicate): Fill
the doc string (bug#20460).

(cherry picked from commit 207a3143)

* lisp/replace.el (replace-match-maybe-edit): Say what
MATCH-DATA is (bug#20304).

(cherry picked from commit 139874ba)

* lisp/emacs-lisp/timer.el (add-timeout): Mention the return
value (bug#20181).

(cherry picked from commit 921b4047)

* doc/lispref/windows.texi (Choosing Window): There's only one
action alist, I think (bug#20158).

(cherry picked from commit 6c7e7f42)

* doc/lispref/loading.texi (Hooks for Loading): Update text to
not mention `eval-after-load' (bug#20038).

(cherry picked from commit 9392193b)

* src/buffer.c (syms_of_buffer): Mention that cursor-type's
WIDHT/HEIGHT can't exceed the frame char size (bug#19215).

(cherry picked from commit 77c5f455)

* doc/lispref/keymaps.texi (Tool Bar): Add a link to the
Images node (bug#19722).

(cherry picked from commit da5d0786)

* lisp/subr.el (default-mode-line-format): Be more explicit in
how default values are now handled (bug#19424).

(cherry picked from commit 9dc5f6d8)

* src/editfns.c (Fcompare_buffer_substrings): Extremely minor
doc string clarification (bug#19255).

(cherry picked from commit aa692acb)

* lisp/files.el (insert-file-contents-literally): Say that the
parameters are explained in the other function (bug#18317).

(cherry picked from commit b6481b19)

* lisp/cus-start.el (standard): Use the same custom types for
cursor-in-non-selected-windows as for cursor-type (bug#19214).

(cherry picked from commit b66bc0cc)

* lisp/mwheel.el (mwheel-scroll): Mention that the restriction
does not apply to Windows (bug#19209).

(cherry picked from commit 696052b5)

* lisp/simple.el (eval-expression-print-format): Doc
clarification (bug#19114).

(cherry picked from commit cd193a87)

* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (package-initialize): Be explicit
in saying that `package-initialize' obviates adjusting the
path or requiring the packages, as this is a question that
apparently comes up now and then (bug#18829).

(cherry picked from commit 619e0aed)

* src/fns.c (Frequire): Mention `load-path' and fill the doc
string (bug#18829).

* src/lread.c (syms_of_lread): Mention that `require' uses
`load-path'.

(cherry picked from commit 3eca9a03)

* lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el (insert-pair-alist): Say what
COMMAND-CHAR is (bug#18809).

(cherry picked from commit 2824c587)

* doc/emacs/files.texi (Backup): Move the documentation of
`backup-directory-alist' here from the "Single or Numbered
Backups" node, because it doesn't seem to have much to do with
numbering (bug#18692).

(cherry picked from commit e77b8d84)

* lisp/international/fontset.el (create-fontset-from-fontset-spec):
Clarify what the optional part is (bug#18686).

(cherry picked from commit c05d1864)

* lisp/font-lock.el (font-lock-keywords): Fill the lines and
reorganise some explanations (bug#21427).

(cherry picked from commit c05716d3)

* lisp/font-lock.el (font-lock-remove-keywords): Add a link to
`font-lock-add-keywords' to describe KEYWORDS (bug#18634).

(cherry picked from commit bc00dcf1)

* lisp/whitespace.el (whitespace-style): Doc clarification
(bug#18296).

(cherry picked from commit d96c720d)

* lisp/simple.el (next-error-buffer-p): Clarify doc string
(bug#18202).

(cherry picked from commit a10eb168)

* src/fileio.c (Ffile_accessible_directory_p): Tiny doc fix
(and fill) (bug#18201).

(cherry picked from commit 2ef0040e)

* src/keymap.c (Fdefine_prefix_command): Clarify doc string
slightly (bug#18092).

(cherry picked from commit 6b769c81)

* lisp/delsel.el (delete-selection-helper): Use non-nil
instead of t and clarify function return values (bug#18089).

(cherry picked from commit d7a5b5be)

* lisp/menu-bar.el (clipboard-kill-ring-save): Describe the
REGION parameter (bug#18028).
(clipboard-kill-region): Ditto.

(cherry picked from commit 33d2c67b)

* lisp/rect.el (delete-whitespace-rectangle): Doc fix (bug#18026).

(cherry picked from commit 6baca491)

* lisp/subr.el (y-or-n-p): Document the return value from "n"
(bug#18024).

(cherry picked from commit 5d1f3192)