From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: `set-variable' should use :set Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:48:15 +0900 Message-ID: <871v7jqchc.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <87d3r3qd44.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1287708512 29571 80.91.229.12 (22 Oct 2010 00:48:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:48:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 'Emacs-Devel devel' To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 22 02:48:29 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P95o5-0004tQ-E2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:48:29 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39127 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P95o4-0002dH-JY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:48:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49431 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1P95nx-0002co-0C for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:48:24 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P95ns-0006Ew-T8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:48:20 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:50874) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1P95ns-0006EM-Lk; Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:48:16 -0400 Original-Received: from 218.231.154.125.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.154.125] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1P95nr-0004Iv-Bh; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:48:15 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 384E2DF8E; Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:48:15 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <87d3r3qd44.fsf@catnip.gol.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:34:35 +0900") Original-Lines: 17 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:131963 Archived-At: Miles Bader writes: >> However, it does not respect a defcustom :set. I'm thinking that it should, so >> that using `set-variable' would indeed be a proper shortcut for setting an >> option value. > > Sounds reasonable to me.... BTW, my vague impression is that `set-variable' is pretty lightly used, maybe because it's not that much more convenient than just "M-: (setq..." Making this change might make it a much more useful command... -Miles -- Conservative, n. A statesman enamored of existing evils, as opposed to a Liberal, who wants to replace them with new ones.