-element (see below). The return value is a @code{c-offsets-alist}
-offset specification: for example, an integer, a symbol such as
-@code{+}, a vector, @code{nil}@footnote{Returning @code{nil} is useful
-when the offset specification for a syntactic element is a list
-containing the line-up function (@pxref{c-offsets-alist}).}, or even
-another line-up function. Full details of these are in
-@ref{c-offsets-alist}.
+element (see below). At the time of the call, point will be somewhere
+on the line being indented. The return value is a
+@code{c-offsets-alist} offset specification: for example, an integer,
+a symbol such as @code{+}, a vector, @code{nil}@footnote{Returning
+@code{nil} is useful when the offset specification for a syntactic
+element is a list containing the line-up function
+(@pxref{c-offsets-alist}).}, or even another line-up function. Full
+details of these are in @ref{c-offsets-alist}.