-variable which directly controls the mode. The mode is enabled
-whenever this variable's value is non-@code{nil}, and the minor-mode
-command works by setting the variable. For example, the command
-@code{outline-minor-mode} works by setting the value of
-@code{outline-minor-mode} as a variable; it is this variable that
-directly turns Outline minor mode on and off. To check whether a
-given minor mode works this way, use @kbd{C-h v} to ask for
-documentation on the variable name.
-
- These minor-mode variables provide a good way for Lisp programs to
-turn minor modes on and off; they are also useful in a file's local
-variables list (@pxref{File Variables}). But please think twice
-before setting minor modes with a local variables list, because most
-minor modes are a matter of user preference---other users editing the
-same file might not want the same minor modes you prefer.
+variable. The variable's value is non-@code{nil} if the mode is
+enabled and @code{nil} if it is disabled. Some minor-mode commands
+work by just setting the variable. For example, the command
+@code{abbrev-mode} works by setting the value of @code{abbrev-mode} as
+a variable; it is this variable that directly turns Abbrev mode on and
+off. You can directly set the variable's value instead of calling the
+mode function. For other minor modes, you need to either set the
+variable through the Customize interface or call the mode function to
+correctly enable or disable the mode. To check which of these two
+possibilities applies to a given minor mode, use @kbd{C-h v} to ask
+for documentation on the variable name.
+
+ For minor mode commands that work by just setting the minor mode
+variable, that variable provides a good way for Lisp programs to turn
+minor modes on and off; it is also useful in a file's local variables
+list (@pxref{File Variables}). But please think twice before setting
+minor modes with a local variables list, because most minor modes are
+a matter of user preference---other users editing the same file might
+not want the same minor modes you prefer.