From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter S Galbraith Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: customizing a variable named in Info Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:17:45 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <2162.1066583865@mixed> References: <4763.1066527268@mixed> <200310191512.h9JFCKC04028@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1066583930 9306 80.91.224.253 (19 Oct 2003 17:18:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 17:18:50 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 19 19:18:48 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ABHCa-0002ST-00 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 19:18:48 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ABHCa-0000w9-00 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 19:18:48 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ABHC8-0004pn-L3 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:18:20 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ABHC3-0004nY-Aq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:18:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1ABHBX-0004aE-GF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:18:14 -0400 Original-Received: from [66.110.141.131] (helo=mixed.dyndns.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1ABHBX-0004Zu-44 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:17:43 -0400 Original-Received: by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3F27471C69; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:17:46 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from mixed (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C8CF71C68 for ; Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:17:46 -0400 (EDT) Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Message from Luc Teirlinck of "Sun, 19 Oct 2003 10:12:20 CDT." <200310191512.h9JFCKC04028@raven.dms.auburn.edu> X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2+cvs; nmh 1.1-RC1; GNU Emacs 21.3.1 X-Image-URL: http://people.debian.org/~psg/face.png X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:17246 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:17246 Luc Teirlinck wrote: > Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:34:28 -0400 > > From: Peter S Galbraith > > > > I know I can put point on the string, do `C-h v' and then click on > > customize, but such a feature would make customizable variables stand > > out and the documentation would therefore render the information in a > > more efficient way (specially for new users). > > Perhaps some shorter procedure, like a key binding for "customize the > variable at point", would do? > > I believe that Peter wants the variable to "stand out better", which > the `help-make-xrefs' derivative would do by underlining. Exactly. I'm glad I brought this up. Luc's points about functions, faces and a consistent interface with *Help* buffers makes sense. Peter