From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Why is `C-M-x' only for top-level defuns?
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:06:24 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <F4932AD8ACE54D39B16A0F007AC9F384@us.oracle.com> (raw)
There is likely a good reason for this, but I'll still pose the question, to
learn.
Why not let `C-M-x' re-evaluate a "defun" (defcustom, defface, etc.) that is not
necessarily at top level? E.g., with point on, say, `defface' in this sexp, why
shouldn't `C-M-x' redefine the face?
(when twillig-&-the-tithy-toves-do-tyre-&-timble-in-the-twabe
(defface ...))
Currently, in order to make `C-M-x' work for such a "defun" I temporarily move
its first line to column 1 and then hit `C-M-x'. Seems like a silly workaround,
but I don't know of a better one. Am I missing something?
next reply other threads:[~2012-01-11 17:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-11 17:06 Drew Adams [this message]
2012-01-11 21:34 ` Why is `C-M-x' only for top-level defuns? Thien-Thi Nguyen
2012-01-11 22:22 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 0:11 ` Juri Linkov
2012-01-12 0:36 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 1:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-01-12 2:40 ` Daniel Colascione
2012-01-12 3:42 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 4:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-01-12 4:15 ` Daniel Colascione
2012-01-12 6:34 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2012-01-12 15:29 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 10:30 ` Juri Linkov
2012-01-12 15:29 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 15:21 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 16:25 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 16:52 ` Dave Abrahams
2012-01-12 5:23 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2012-01-12 15:29 ` Drew Adams
2012-01-12 16:47 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2012-01-12 16:56 ` Dave Abrahams
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