From: kai.grossjohann@gmx.net (Kai Großjohann)
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Custom dependencies
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:05:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <84brziu18h.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200304062055.h36KtUNd019785@rum.cs.yale.edu> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sun, 06 Apr 2003 16:55:30 -0400")
"Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu/emacs@rum.cs.yale.edu> writes:
> You don't understand: the expression is evaluated once and for all
> when setting the variable. Which is why dependencies might need to
> be handled: to reset the var when things it refers to are changed.
Oh, boy, I was quite stubborn-headed, wasn't I. Okay, now you got it
through my thick skull.
And now I understand the remark why :set-after won't work. But it
seems that in this case, Custom itself could just follow the chain of
symbols, couldn't it?
--
A preposition is not a good thing to end a sentence with.
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[not found] <rzqvfxvh7wj.fsf@albion.dl.ac.uk>
[not found] ` <8465pvpnhy.fsf@lucy.is.informatik.uni-duisburg.de>
[not found] ` <rzqadf6fr4h.fsf@albion.dl.ac.uk>
2003-04-04 15:19 ` Custom dependencies (was: utf-translate-cjk-mode) Stefan Monnier
2003-04-04 19:42 ` Custom dependencies Kai Großjohann
2003-04-04 20:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2003-04-05 15:49 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-04-06 20:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2003-04-07 9:05 ` Kai Großjohann [this message]
2003-04-08 9:34 ` Custom dependencies (was: utf-translate-cjk-mode) Dave Love
2003-04-08 12:56 ` Custom dependencies Kai Großjohann
2003-04-08 18:35 ` Stefan Monnier
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