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> > Is there a reason for this? Is it not recommended or something?
>=20
> Ah, just checked its implementation and I see it calls run-at-time.
>=20
> It never occurred to me to read run-at-time docs for this, because
> its name suggestes it to me it ran at a specific time, not
> periodically.

If you think that an index entry for `run-with-timer' would be helpful,
don't hesitate to ask for it: `M-x report-emacs-bug'.  (That's for
enhancement requests and suggestions too, not just bugs.)