From: Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@dms.auburn.edu>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: customize-apropos
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:58:28 -0600 (CST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200512140558.jBE5wSE17586@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICKEDFDAAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
Drew Adams wrote:
Using a documented `C-u' with a standard command is not some bizarre expert
behavior. If this is not intended for users, then let's get rid of the `C-u'
option. I vote to keep it and clarify the Custom-buffer messages
accordingly, but if people think this `C-u' behavior is something for
experts only, then let's get rid of it.
Because you can use a prefix arg does not mean that you have to use
it. Would the following patch help clear up your misconceptions?
===File ~/cus-edit-diff=====================================
*** cus-edit.el 12 Dec 2005 21:36:47 -0600 1.247
--- cus-edit.el 13 Dec 2005 23:54:56 -0600
***************
*** 1257,1263 ****
If ALL is `faces', include only faces.
If ALL is `groups', include only groups.
If ALL is t (interactively, with prefix arg), include variables
! that are not customizable options, as well as faces and groups."
(interactive "sCustomize regexp: \nP")
(let ((found nil))
(mapatoms (lambda (symbol)
--- 1257,1265 ----
If ALL is `faces', include only faces.
If ALL is `groups', include only groups.
If ALL is t (interactively, with prefix arg), include variables
! that are not customizable options, as well as faces and groups.
! \(In most situations, using `apropos-variable', with or without
! prefix arg, is more useful than using a prefix arg for this function.)"
(interactive "sCustomize regexp: \nP")
(let ((found nil))
(mapatoms (lambda (symbol)
***************
*** 1285,1291 ****
;;;###autoload
(defun customize-apropos-options (regexp &optional arg)
"Customize all loaded customizable options matching REGEXP.
! With prefix arg, include variables that are not customizable options."
(interactive "sCustomize regexp: \nP")
(customize-apropos regexp (or arg 'options)))
--- 1287,1294 ----
;;;###autoload
(defun customize-apropos-options (regexp &optional arg)
"Customize all loaded customizable options matching REGEXP.
! With prefix arg, include variables that are not customizable options.
! \(In most situations, using `apropos-variable', with or without
! prefix arg, is more useful than using a prefix arg for this function.)"
(interactive "sCustomize regexp: \nP")
(customize-apropos regexp (or arg 'options)))
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-14 5:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-10 3:47 customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-10 3:51 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-10 23:04 ` customize-apropos Kim F. Storm
2005-12-10 23:07 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-11 16:49 ` customize-apropos Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-11 5:03 ` customize-apropos Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-11 17:57 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-12 5:03 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-12 5:40 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-12 23:56 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-13 0:22 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-13 0:45 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-13 3:55 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-13 1:01 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-13 1:29 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-13 23:33 ` customize-apropos Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-14 1:14 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-14 1:25 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-14 2:13 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-14 3:20 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-14 3:40 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-14 3:52 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-14 5:58 ` Luc Teirlinck [this message]
2005-12-14 15:07 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-15 5:33 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-15 16:33 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-16 5:09 ` customize-apropos Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-14 3:45 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-14 3:54 ` customize-apropos Drew Adams
2005-12-14 20:02 ` customize-apropos Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-15 4:18 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
2005-12-16 1:51 ` customize-apropos Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-16 3:47 ` customize-apropos Luc Teirlinck
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