From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Richard M. Stallman" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Document option tool-bar-mode Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:46:24 -0500 Message-ID: References: <22534.1134868813@olgas.newt.com> <200512180258.jBI2wrO21007@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <26173.1134885466@olgas.newt.com> <200512190322.jBJ3Mpg06849@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <27273.1134963691@olgas.newt.com> <200512190352.jBJ3qFw07172@raven.dms.auburn.edu> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1135036181 27572 80.91.229.2 (19 Dec 2005 23:49:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:49:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: wohler@newt.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 20 00:49:32 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EoUk2-0003h9-Je for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:48:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EoUku-0002ge-Eo for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:49:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EoUkk-0002fQ-0c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:49:14 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EoUkj-0002f6-8R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:49:13 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EoUkj-0002f3-0e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:49:13 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.164] (helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EoUnk-0004aA-Ll for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:52:20 -0500 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.34) id 1EoUi0-0006UI-MA; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:46:24 -0500 Original-To: Luc Teirlinck In-reply-to: <200512190352.jBJ3qFw07172@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:52:15 -0600 (CST)) 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:48067 Archived-At: `customize' is a general English word, not some technical term. Let me repeat for emphasis: there is no problem _unless_ customizing the variable _only_ takes effect when set through Custom. In such a situation, it is good to be emphatic and unambiguous. I agree with both points.