specific tasks.
@defun define-button-type name &rest properties
-Define a `button type' called @var{name}. The remaining arguments
+Define a `button type' called @var{name} (a symbol).
+The remaining arguments
form a sequence of @var{property value} pairs, specifying default
property values for buttons with this type (a button's type may be set
by giving it a @code{type} property when creating the button, using