image-dired: Doc fix to better explain thumbnail generation

* doc/emacs/dired.texi (Image-Dired): Improve description by
explaining that the generation of thumbnails is asynchronous.
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Stefan Kangas 2021-10-25 04:48:12 +02:00
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@ -1507,10 +1507,10 @@ buffer containing image-dired, corresponding to the marked files.
You can also enter Image-Dired directly by typing @kbd{M-x
image-dired}. This prompts for a directory; specify one that has
image files. This creates thumbnails for all the images in that
directory, and displays them all in the thumbnail buffer. This
takes a long time if the directory contains many image files, and it
asks for confirmation if the number of image files exceeds
@code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
directory, and displays them all in the thumbnail buffer. The
thumbnails are generated in the background and are loaded as they
become available. This command asks for confirmation if the number of
image files exceeds @code{image-dired-show-all-from-dir-max-files}.
With point in the thumbnail buffer, you can type @key{RET}
(@code{image-dired-display-thumbnail-original-image}) to display a