From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
To: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Perhaps rearrange *Help* buffer a bit?
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:59:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8736jgdnua.fsf@tcd.ie> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87pnmk13e3.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> (Eric Abrahamsen's message of "Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:02:28 -0700")
Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
>
>> gnus-summary-article-delete-hook is a variable defined in ‘gnus-sum.el’.
>> Its value is nil
>> Local in buffer *Summary nnimap+quimby.gnus.org:emacs-devel*; global value is the same.
>>
>> This variable may be risky if used as a file-local variable.
>
> I'll lean out of my passing car and shoot a paintball at the shed:
>
> I've never understood what "risky" meant. Why would I make it file-local
> to begin with? What would happen if I did? Who would be at risk?
Do (info "(emacs) Safe File Variables")
and (info "(elisp) File Local Variables")
answer your questions? If not, why not?
--
Basil
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-07-09 0:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-07-08 20:18 Perhaps rearrange *Help* buffer a bit? Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-07-08 20:29 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-08 20:31 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-08 21:14 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <m3bly4yxgq.fsf@gnus.org>
[not found] ` <jwv5zocaz3r.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
2019-07-09 13:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-07-09 14:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-07-10 3:58 ` Howard Melman
2019-07-10 11:27 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-07-10 12:59 ` Howard Melman
2019-07-10 14:06 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-08 21:24 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2019-07-08 22:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-07-09 0:02 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2019-07-09 0:59 ` Basil L. Contovounesios [this message]
2019-07-09 3:26 ` Eric Abrahamsen
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