From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net>
Cc: 45760@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45760: 28.0.50; defcustom :type -- describe valid options
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:43:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pn2dufm7.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87h7npj801.fsf@posteo.net> (Tomas Nordin's message of "Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:23:26 +0100")
Tomas Nordin <tomasn@posteo.net> writes:
> The help for defcustom describe many things. One of them is the keyword
> :type. It shall be a widget type.
>
> I suggest to describe or link to information about what valid widget
> types there are to choose from.
No such list exists -- new types can be added dynamically. But I guess
it makes sense to add a link to the Customization Types node in the
lispref manual, which lists the base types and a bunch of composite
types.
I've now done this in Emacs 28.
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2021-01-10 12:23 bug#45760: 28.0.50; defcustom :type -- describe valid options Tomas Nordin
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