From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman.073@student.lu.se>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Inconsistency in meaning of "user options"
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:33:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <439E08AC.5000502@student.lu.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICOEBPDAAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
Drew Adams wrote:
> Sometimes we use the term "user options" to mean
> "customizable variable" or "variable meant for the user to set".
> But sometimes we use it to mean "any settings you can customize",
> which includes faces as well.
>
> I think we should make this consistent. There is more than
> one way to do it; all of them will take work.
> The question is, which one is better?
>
>We discussed this a while back, but I agree that it would be good to come to
>a conclusion. Are you proposing that we discuss and decide this _now_, and
>make the necessary changes before the 22.1 release?
>
>If so, here are a few thoughts:
>
> - "Option" means choice.
>
>
Why do we then have to distinguish between variables and faces? Does not
option comprise both? If it does then I think option is a good term to
use here.
> - If we chose to reserve "user option" for user-settable variables (those
>that have `*' as doc-string first char or are defined with defcustom),
>
>
Do I misremember, was not those going to be converted to defcustoms, or?
>On another subject, I think it's unfortunate that the terms "customize" and
>"customizable" have been appropriated for a particular kind of customization
>(using Custom buffers) - especially in an editor (++) that is all about
>customization (not Customization). It makes communicating about
>customization much more complex and confusing. It would be a lot better if
>Customize were called Foobar or Whatever.
>
>
That would maybe be good. Perhaps could we use these terms?:
1) user options
2) custom options (to be distinguished from "Custom options" ;-)
I guess the meaning here is obvious, but just in case: 1 - those can not
be set with Custom, 2 - those can be set with custom.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-12-12 23:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-12-12 16:18 Inconsistency in meaning of "user options" Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-12 22:23 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-12 23:33 ` Lennart Borgman [this message]
2005-12-13 0:02 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-13 0:23 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-12-13 0:29 ` Drew Adams
2005-12-13 23:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-12-13 23:32 ` Richard M. Stallman
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