[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/processes.texi, v [EMACS_22_BASE]

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Branch:         EMACS_22_BASE
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       07/05/05 04:05:14

Index: processes.texi
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/lispref/processes.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.102
retrieving revision 1.102.2.1
diff -u -b -r1.102 -r1.102.2.1
--- processes.texi      11 Apr 2007 16:27:33 -0000      1.102
+++ processes.texi      5 May 2007 04:05:14 -0000       1.102.2.1
@@ -1296,24 +1296,24 @@
 explicitly permit output to arrive at a specific point, or even to wait
 until output arrives from a process.
 
address@hidden accept-process-output &optional process seconds millisec 
just-this-one
address@hidden accept-process-output &optional process seconds microsec 
just-this-one
 This function allows Emacs to read pending output from processes.  The
 output is inserted in the associated buffers or given to their filter
 functions.  If @var{process} is address@hidden then this function does
 not return until some output has been received from @var{process}.
 
 @c Emacs 19 feature
-The arguments @var{seconds} and @var{millisec} let you specify timeout
+The arguments @var{seconds} and @var{microsec} let you specify timeout
 periods.  The former specifies a period measured in seconds and the
-latter specifies one measured in milliseconds.  The two time periods
+latter specifies one measured in microseconds.  The two time periods
 thus specified are added together, and @code{accept-process-output}
-returns after that much time whether or not there has been any
+returns after that much time, whether or not there has been any
 subprocess output.
 
-The argument @var{seconds} need not be an integer.  If it is a floating
-point number, this function waits for a fractional number of seconds.
-If @var{seconds} is 0, the function accepts whatever output is
-pending but does not wait.
+The argument @var{microsec} is semi-obsolete nowadays because
address@hidden can be a floating point number to specify waiting a
+fractional number of seconds.  If @var{seconds} is 0, the function
+accepts whatever output is pending but does not wait.
 
 @c Emacs 22.1 feature
 If @var{process} is a process, and the argument @var{just-this-one} is