--- a/src/dbus/qdbusconnection.cpp	Mon Mar 15 12:43:09 2010 +0200
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusconnection.cpp	Thu Apr 08 14:19:33 2010 +0300
@@ -491,6 +491,12 @@
     its return value, which will be either of type
     QDBusMessage::ReplyMessage or QDBusMessage::ErrorMessage.
 
+    If no reply is received within \a timeout milliseconds, an automatic
+    error will be delivered indicating the expiration of the call.
+    The default \a timeout is -1, which will be replaced with an
+    implementation-defined value that is suitable for inter-process
+    communications (generally, 25 seconds).
+
     See the QDBusInterface::call() function for a more friendly way
     of placing calls.
 
@@ -526,9 +532,14 @@
     Sends the \a message over this connection and returns
     immediately. This function is suitable for method calls only. It
     returns an object of type QDBusPendingCall which can be used to
-    track the status of the reply. The \a timeout parameter is used to
-    determine when an auto-generated error reply may be emitted and is
-    also the upper limit for waiting in QDBusPendingCall::waitForFinished().
+    track the status of the reply.
+
+    If no reply is received within \a timeout milliseconds, an automatic
+    error will be delivered indicating the expiration of the call. The
+    default \a timeout is -1, which will be replaced with an
+    implementation-defined value that is suitable for inter-process
+    communications (generally, 25 seconds). This timeout is also the
+    upper limit for waiting in QDBusPendingCall::waitForFinished().
 
     See the QDBusInterface::asyncCall() function for a more friendly way
     of placing calls.