(File Local Variables): Clarifications.

[gnu-emacs] / lispref / variables.texi

diff --git a/lispref/variables.texi b/lispref/variables.texi
index c3fe6cf6a23dcde1a316d0f3ed34bd0177eb06b3..f3e81c3ddd3e1f0a4648f1e46d69f8372466ccf0 100644 (file)
--- a/lispref/variables.texi
+++ b/lispref/variables.texi
@@ -1777,14 +1777,12 @@ visiting a file could take over your Emacs.  Emacs takes several
 measures to prevent this.
 
 @cindex safe local variable
-  A variable can be marked as @dfn{safe} by setting its
+  You can specify safe values for a variable with a
 @code{safe-local-variable} property.  If the property is @code{t},
 setting that variable in a file is always considered safe, regardless
-of the value assigned to it.  The @code{safe-local-variable} property
-can also be a function of one argument.  In that case, Emacs considers
-it safe to give the variable a certain value if the function returns
-non-@code{nil} when given that value as argument.  Many
-commonly-encountered file variables standardly have
+of the value used.  If the property is a function of one argument,
+then any value is safe if the function returns non-@code{nil} given
+that value.  Many commonly encountered file variables standardly have
 @code{safe-local-variable} properties, including @code{fill-column},
 @code{fill-prefix}, and @code{indent-tabs-mode}.
 
@@ -1794,10 +1792,11 @@ safe.  It is a list of cons cells @code{(@var{var} . @var{val})},
 where @var{var} is a variable name and @var{val} is a value which is
 safe for that variable.
 
-When Emacs asks the user whether or not to obey a set of file variable
-specifications, the user can choose to mark them as safe.  Doing so
-adds those variable-value pairs to @code{safe-local-variable-values},
-and saves it to the user's custom file.
+When Emacs asks the user whether or not to obey a set of file local
+variable specifications, the user can choose to mark them as safe.
+Doing so adds those variable/value pairs to
+@code{safe-local-variable-values}, and saves it to the user's custom
+file.
 @end defopt
 
 @defun safe-local-variable-p sym val
@@ -1825,8 +1824,8 @@ based on the above criteria.
   If a variable is risky, it will not be entered automatically into
 @code{safe-local-variable-values} as described above.  Therefore,
 Emacs will always query before setting a risky variable, unless the
-user explicitly allows it by editing @code{safe-local-variable-values}
-via Customize.
+user explicitly allows the setting by customizing
+@code{safe-local-variable-values} directly.
 
 @defvar ignored-local-variables
 This variable holds a list of variables that should not be given local