-different face, called @code{mode-line-inactive}. You can control
-this behavior by customizing the value of the variable
-@code{mode-line-in-non-selected-windows}. If its value is
-non-@code{nil}, non-selected windows are displayed in the
-@code{mode-line-inactive} face. If the value is @code{t}, the
-selected window is displayed in the @code{mode-line} face even when
-you type at the minibuffer prompt. If the value is @code{nil}, all
-mode lines are displayed in the @code{mode-line} face, even when the
-window is not selected. The default is @code{t}.
+different face, called @code{mode-line-inactive}. Only the selected
+window is displayed in the @code{mode-line} face. When you type at
+the minibuffer prompt, the window in @code{minibuffer-scroll-window}
+is considered to be the selected window. You can disable this
+behavior by setting the value of the variable
+@code{mode-line-in-non-selected-windows} to @code{nil}; then all mode
+lines are displayed in the @code{mode-line} face.