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(Idle Timers): run-with-idle-timer allows Lisp time value. Add xref.

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Richard M. Stallman 2006-08-25 07:51:46 +00:00
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@ -1500,7 +1500,8 @@ work just like ordinary timers.
@deffn Command run-with-idle-timer secs repeat function &rest args
Set up a timer which runs when Emacs has been idle for @var{secs}
seconds. The value of @var{secs} may be an integer or a floating point
number.
number; a value of the type returned by @code{current-idle-time}
is also allowed.
If @var{repeat} is @code{nil}, the timer runs just once, the first time
Emacs remains idle for a long enough time. More often @var{repeat} is
@ -1508,7 +1509,7 @@ non-@code{nil}, which means to run the timer @emph{each time} Emacs
remains idle for @var{secs} seconds.
The function @code{run-with-idle-timer} returns a timer value which you
can use in calling @code{cancel-timer} (see below).
can use in calling @code{cancel-timer} (@pxref{Timers}).
@end deffn
@cindex idleness