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@@ -7376,6 +7376,10 @@ @section Automation
  output does not get intermixed i.e. at first all definitions are outputted,
  afterwards all total_counts, aso.
 
+ @emph{Note:} The ticker format used for stdio is fixed and cannot be selected
+ explicitely via the global @option{--ticker} option. However, if you run an
+ automate command outside of stdio you can set a different ticker type, f.e.
+ 'count', 'dot' or 'none'.
 @end itemize
 
 As needed, some of these (e,w,p) messages may be replaced with structured