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On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 12:55:03PM +0200, Per Abrahamsen wrote:
> The same solution can be used for all other maps, have a "for
> customize only" keymap used by the mode that has the "for Lisp only"
> keymap as a parent.
> 
> I think such a seperation between Lisp and Customize will be both
> simpler and more robust, as the two will never interfere with each
> other.

It sounds more confusing for the user to have two variables which are `the
same but different' like that.  I think we should be trying to make customize
_more_ of a thin UI layer on top of existing mechanisms, not less.

I think Stefan's exactly right that the _right_ thing to do is something
roughly equivalent to `defcustom global-map'.

-Miles
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