I have applied the following patch to the DECLARE manual page.
The page described INSENSITIVE cursors in terms of transactions, though
they are not really the issue.
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Index: doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
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diff -c -c -r1.19 declare.sgml
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<para>
<acronym>SQL92</acronym> keyword indicating that data retrieved
from the cursor should be unaffected by updates from other processes or cursors.
! Since cursor operations occur within transactions
! in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> this is always the case.
! This keyword has no effect.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
--- 58,64 ----
<para>
<acronym>SQL92</acronym> keyword indicating that data retrieved
from the cursor should be unaffected by updates from other processes or cursors.
! By default, all cursors are insensitive. This keyword has no effect.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
