From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: apropos commands for commands, user options, all functions, all variables
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:59:45 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lk9qx51d.fsf@jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1IkDw6-0007lF-UU@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard Stallman's message of "Tue\, 23 Oct 2007 03\:12\:22 -0400")
> I often use my own implementation of `set-variable' that doesn't restrict
> its argument only to options. I wonder what is more easy way to
> interactively change the variable's value in Emacs?
>
> Do you find it more convenient in practice to use this
> rather than eval a setq?
Yes, `set-variable' is a very convenient method of changing the
variable's value interactively.
> If so, can you explain why it is more convenient for you?
It is convenient for several reasons:
1. picks up the default variable name from the buffer;
2. provides completion for the variable name;
3. provides the old variable's value as default for editing in the
minibuffer (by typing M-n);
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-25 20:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-19 19:08 apropos commands for commands, user options, all functions, all variables Drew Adams
2007-10-19 20:24 ` Andreas Röhler
2007-10-19 20:42 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-21 6:40 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2007-10-21 7:26 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-21 20:41 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-22 0:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-10-23 0:35 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-23 7:11 ` Drew Adams
2007-10-26 3:48 ` Richard Stallman
2007-10-26 22:43 ` Juri Linkov
2007-10-27 13:58 ` Richard Stallman
2007-11-06 22:46 ` customize-set-(value|variable) [was: apropos commands for commands, user options, all functions, all variables] Drew Adams
2007-11-11 21:11 ` Drew Adams
2007-11-11 21:34 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-11-12 0:43 ` Drew Adams
2007-11-12 0:58 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-11-12 5:59 ` Richard Stallman
2007-11-12 12:33 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-11-12 15:30 ` customize-set-(value|variable) [was: apropos commands forcommands, " Drew Adams
2007-11-12 17:10 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-11-12 19:23 ` customize-set-(value|variable) [was: apropos commandsforcommands, " Drew Adams
2007-11-12 20:32 ` Robert J. Chassell
2007-10-23 7:12 ` apropos commands for commands, user options, all functions, all variables Richard Stallman
2007-10-25 20:59 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
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