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[gnu-emacs] / lisp / simple.el

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index daf297d5fe2b8585977b4f1226986c45275432e7..811302527ef9d3938cff74afbff08ebb3df543dc 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -1281,7 +1281,8 @@ makes the search case-sensitive."
 (defvar minibuffer-temporary-goal-position nil)
 
 (defun next-history-element (n)
-  "Insert the next element of the minibuffer history into the minibuffer."
+  "Puts next element of the minibuffer history in the minibuffer.
+With argument N, it uses the Nth following element."
   (interactive "p")
   (or (zerop n)
       (let ((narg (- minibuffer-history-position n))
@@ -1324,7 +1325,8 @@ makes the search case-sensitive."
        (goto-char (or minibuffer-temporary-goal-position (point-max))))))
 
 (defun previous-history-element (n)
-  "Inserts the previous element of the minibuffer history into the minibuffer."
+  "Puts previous element of the minibuffer history in the minibuffer.
+With argument N, it uses the Nth previous element."
   (interactive "p")
   (next-history-element (- n)))
 
@@ -1709,7 +1711,7 @@ This variable only matters if `undo-ask-before-discard' is non-nil.")
        ;; but we don't want to ask the question again.
        (setq undo-extra-outer-limit (+ size 50000))
        (if (let (use-dialog-box track-mouse executing-kbd-macro )
-             (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer %s undo info is %d bytes long; discard it? "
+             (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' undo info is %d bytes long; discard it? "
                                   (buffer-name) size)))
            (progn (setq buffer-undo-list nil)
                   (setq undo-extra-outer-limit nil)
@@ -1717,7 +1719,7 @@ This variable only matters if `undo-ask-before-discard' is non-nil.")
          nil))
     (display-warning '(undo discard-info)
                     (concat
-                     (format "Buffer %s undo info was %d bytes long.\n"
+                     (format "Buffer `%s' undo info was %d bytes long.\n"
                              (buffer-name) size)
                      "The undo info was discarded because it exceeded \
 `undo-outer-limit'.