* apropos/apropos-variable cursor
@ 2007-03-30 14:40 Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-03-30 14:57 ` Drew Adams
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From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) @ 2007-03-30 14:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Emacs Devel
If I do
M-x apropos RET cursor RET
I can see the variable `cursor-type', but if I do
M-x apropos-variable RET cursor RET
I can not find it in the list shown. To me that is at least a bit
surprising. Should it be that way?
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* RE: apropos/apropos-variable cursor
2007-03-30 14:40 apropos/apropos-variable cursor Lennart Borgman (gmail)
@ 2007-03-30 14:57 ` Drew Adams
2007-03-30 15:10 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-03-31 7:19 ` Richard Stallman
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2007-03-30 14:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lennart Borgman (gmail), Emacs Devel
> If I do
>
> M-x apropos RET cursor RET
>
> I can see the variable `cursor-type', but if I do
>
> M-x apropos-variable RET cursor RET
>
> I can not find it in the list shown. To me that is at least a bit
> surprising. Should it be that way?
Yes, according to the doc:
Show user variables that match pattern.
...
With C-u prefix, or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also show
normal variables.
I suggested that this command be renamed `apropos-option', for this very
reason.
I do this in my own code, and add an `apropos-variable' that does the same
thing, but with `apropos-do-all' bound to t. Clearer, IMO.
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* Re: apropos/apropos-variable cursor
2007-03-30 14:57 ` Drew Adams
@ 2007-03-30 15:10 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-03-31 7:19 ` Richard Stallman
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Lennart Borgman (gmail) @ 2007-03-30 15:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: Emacs Devel
Drew Adams wrote:
>> If I do
>>
>> M-x apropos RET cursor RET
>>
>> I can see the variable `cursor-type', but if I do
>>
>> M-x apropos-variable RET cursor RET
>>
>> I can not find it in the list shown. To me that is at least a bit
>> surprising. Should it be that way?
>
> Yes, according to the doc:
>
> Show user variables that match pattern.
> ...
> With C-u prefix, or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also show
> normal variables.
>
> I suggested that this command be renamed `apropos-option', for this very
> reason.
>
> I do this in my own code, and add an `apropos-variable' that does the same
> thing, but with `apropos-do-all' bound to t. Clearer, IMO.
I agree.
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* Re: apropos/apropos-variable cursor
2007-03-30 14:57 ` Drew Adams
2007-03-30 15:10 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
@ 2007-03-31 7:19 ` Richard Stallman
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Richard Stallman @ 2007-03-31 7:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: lennart.borgman, emacs-devel
I suggested that this command be renamed `apropos-option', for this very
reason.
I agree, but not now.
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