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@@ -580,7 +580,14 @@ on every invocation of @code{todo-insert-item}.
the highest or lowest priority in the category, if you do not
explicitly assign it a priority on invoking @code{todo-insert-item}.
By default, such new items are given highest priority, i.e., inserted
-at the top of the list.
+at the top of the list. In addition, when setting an item's priority
+you can use the minibuffer history to quickly call up the lowest or
+highest priority number in the minibuffer by typing @kbd{M-p} or
+@kbd{M-n}, and you can scroll through all priority numbers for the
+current category with these keys. For example, with the default
+setting of @code{todo-default-priority}, you can insert a new item as
+second to last in the category by typing @kbd{M-p M-p} at the prompt
+for setting the priority.
@item
@code{todo-always-add-time-string} is for including or omitting the
@@ -983,7 +990,10 @@ category, i.e., gives it third highest priority; all lower priority
items are pushed down by one. You can also pass the desired priority
as a numeric prefix argument, e.g., @kbd{3 #} gives the item third
highest priority without prompting. (Prefix arguments have no effect
-with @kbd{r} or @kbd{l}.)
+with @kbd{r} or @kbd{l}.) And you can type @kbd{M-p} and @kbd{M-n} in
+the minibuffer to scroll through all priority numbers for the current
+category. If you mistakenly choose the item's current priority, you
+will be prompted to choose a different priority.
@end table
@node Moving and Deleting Items