* text.texi (Special Properties): Clarify the definition of

[gnu-emacs] / lispref / streams.texi

diff --git a/lispref/streams.texi b/lispref/streams.texi
index 599416fe6794296bbc0fc17202c7c3c7b84d1f3d..34dbc584e2cda88d3c5a94c7f7d844126abe05b1 100644 (file)
--- a/lispref/streams.texi
+++ b/lispref/streams.texi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999
-@c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004,
+@c   2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../info/streams
 @node Read and Print, Minibuffers, Debugging, Top
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ For example:
 @defvar standard-input
 This variable holds the default input stream---the stream that
 @code{read} uses when the @var{stream} argument is @code{nil}.
+The default is @code{t}, meaning use the minibuffer.
 @end defvar
 
 @node Output Streams
@@ -658,11 +659,11 @@ characters in the output.  (This argument is supported in Emacs versions
 @end group
 @end example
 
-See @code{format}, in @ref{String Conversion}, for other ways to obtain
+See @code{format}, in @ref{Formatting Strings}, for other ways to obtain
 the printed representation of a Lisp object as a string.
 @end defun
 
-@defmac with-output-to-string body...
+@defmac with-output-to-string body@dots{}
 This macro executes the @var{body} forms with @code{standard-output} set
 up to feed output into a string.  Then it returns that string.
 
@@ -684,6 +685,7 @@ returns @code{"The buffer is foo"}.
 @defvar standard-output
 The value of this variable is the default output stream---the stream
 that print functions use when the @var{stream} argument is @code{nil}.
+The default is @code{t}, meaning display in the echo area.
 @end defvar
 
 @defvar print-quoted
@@ -788,7 +790,7 @@ Emacs-Lisp Expressions, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
 @end defopt
 
   These variables are used for detecting and reporting circular
-and shared structure---but they are only defined in Emacs 21.
+and shared structure:
 
 @tindex print-circle
 @defvar print-circle