@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ CREATE [ CONSTRAINT ] TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
2828 [ FOR [ EACH ] { ROW | STATEMENT } ]
2929 [ WHEN ( <replaceable class="parameter">condition</replaceable> ) ]
3030 EXECUTE PROCEDURE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">function_name</replaceable> ( <replaceable class="PARAMETER">arguments</replaceable> )
31+
32+ <phrase>where <replaceable class="parameter">event</replaceable> can be one of:</phrase>
33+
34+ INSERT
35+ UPDATE [ OF <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ... ] ]
36+ DELETE
37+ TRUNCATE
3138</synopsis>
3239 </refsynopsisdiv>
3340
@@ -212,24 +219,24 @@ CREATE [ CONSTRAINT ] TRIGGER <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
212219 <term><replaceable class="parameter">event</replaceable></term>
213220 <listitem>
214221 <para>
215- One of <command >INSERT</command >, <command >UPDATE</command >,
216- <command >DELETE</command >, or <command >TRUNCATE</command >;
222+ One of <literal >INSERT</literal >, <literal >UPDATE</literal >,
223+ <literal >DELETE</literal >, or <literal >TRUNCATE</literal >;
217224 this specifies the event that will fire the trigger. Multiple
218225 events can be specified using <literal>OR</literal>.
219226 </para>
220227
221228 <para>
222- For <command >UPDATE</command> triggers , it is possible to
229+ For <literal >UPDATE</literal> events , it is possible to
223230 specify a list of columns using this syntax:
224231<synopsis>
225232UPDATE OF <replaceable>column_name1</replaceable> [, <replaceable>column_name2</replaceable> ... ]
226233</synopsis>
227234 The trigger will only fire if at least one of the listed columns
228- is mentioned as a target of the update .
235+ is mentioned as a target of the <command>UPDATE</> command .
229236 </para>
230237
231238 <para>
232- <literal>UPDATE INSTEAD OF</> triggers do not support lists of columns.
239+ <literal>INSTEAD OF UPDATE </> events do not support lists of columns.
233240 </para>
234241 </listitem>
235242 </varlistentry>
@@ -365,8 +372,8 @@ UPDATE OF <replaceable>column_name1</replaceable> [, <replaceable>column_name2</
365372 </para>
366373
367374 <para>
368- A column-specific trigger (<literal>FOR UPDATE OF
369- <replaceable>column_name</replaceable></literal>) will fire when any
375+ A column-specific trigger (one defined using the <literal>UPDATE OF
376+ <replaceable>column_name</replaceable></literal> syntax ) will fire when any
370377 of its columns are listed as targets in the <command>UPDATE</>
371378 command's <literal>SET</> list. It is possible for a column's value
372379 to change even when the trigger is not fired, because changes made to the
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