emacs-29 9107b2dec1f 4/4: * doc/lispref/modes.texi: Improve docs for obsolete '%m' construct

[Phil Sainty]

branch: emacs-29
commit 9107b2dec1f7cab9062b65013b02c8601d205015
Author: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>
Commit: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>

    * doc/lispref/modes.texi: Improve docs for obsolete '%m' construct
    
    Bug #57080.
---
 doc/lispref/modes.texi | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
index 610ea696e74..deaed31aed0 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi
@@ -2523,13 +2523,16 @@ The character @samp{%}---this is how to include a 
literal @samp{%} in a
 string in which @code{%}-constructs are allowed.
 @end table
 
-The following @code{%}-construct is still supported, but it is
-obsolete, since you can get the same result using the variable
-@code{mode-name}.
+@subsubheading Obsolete @code{%}-Constructs
+
+  The following constructs should no longer be used.
 
 @table @code
 @item %m
-The value of @code{mode-name}.
+Obsolete; use the @code{mode-name} variable instead.  The @code{%m}
+construct is inadequate, as it produces an empty string if the value
+of @code{mode-name} is a non-string mode-line construct (as in
+@code{emacs-lisp-mode}, for example).
 @end table
 
 @node Properties in Mode