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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Subject: RE: Customize buttons that change user's custom file should askforconfirmation
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:22:55 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <FDELKNEBLPKKDCEBEJCBOEIDCLAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <rjbrb5ipyw.fsf@sheridan.dina.kvl.dk>

    >>     Instead of "Erase Customizations":
    >>     1) "Default Values" - resets to default (= installed) settings
    >
    > I would prefer "Reset to Defaults".

    Emacs terminology is a bit messed up here, in that default-value refer
    to the value that in not buffer local.

    Customize is "standard" instead of "default" in the code for that
    reason.  Of course, that need not be reflected in the UI.

Good point.

If we did not have this dilemma, then "Default Values" would be good to use
in the customize UI (it is commonly used to mean this in user-preference
dialogs). But we do, so we should avoid confusing users with two kinds of
"default" value.

It would be good to have two different terms for the two different kinds of
default value, so that we don't have to describe the context each time. One
is the standard value for a user option (variable or face), where "standard"
essentially means defined by defcustom or defface (IIUC). The other is the
value a variable has in a buffer if there is no buffer-local value
(setq-default).

Our choices are to rename the customize term or the global-value term.

- If we rename the customize term, then I think "Standard Values" might be
good, as used in the customize code. Another possibility to consider for
this might be "Installed Values" (or "Stock Values").

This standard value is apparently redefined each time defcustom is executed
for a variable, which perhaps argues against using "installed" as the term
(although multiple defcustoms for the same variable shouldn't exist or
should be rare).

- If we instead rename the global-value term, and use "default" value to
mean the standard value of customize, then we will need to change existing
references to default values in the sense of non-local values
(setq-default), to call them "global" values (or something similar). But
then `setq-default' would become a misnomer. Also, in this case, only user
options would have default values; variables that are not `user-variable-p'
would not.

"Standard Values" seems best to me, so far.

  reply	other threads:[~2005-01-31 17:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 148+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICKENMCAAA.drew.adams@oracle.com>
2005-01-31  0:20 ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file should ask forconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-01-31  1:07   ` Stefan Monnier
2005-01-31  2:02     ` Miles Bader
2005-01-31  1:16   ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file should askforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-01-31  1:55     ` Miles Bader
2005-01-31  2:06     ` Drew Adams
2005-01-31 15:21     ` Per Abrahamsen
2005-01-31 17:22       ` Drew Adams [this message]
2005-01-31 21:39         ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-01-31 22:37           ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file shouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-01-31 22:59           ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file should askforconfirmation Kim F. Storm
2005-01-31 23:50             ` Stefan Monnier
2005-02-01  0:44               ` Simon Josefsson
2005-01-31 23:56             ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-01  8:56               ` Per Abrahamsen
2005-02-01 14:11                 ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-01 16:21                   ` Drew Adams
2005-02-02  7:27         ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-02 18:01           ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file shouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-02 18:46             ` Stefan Monnier
2005-02-02 19:02               ` Drew Adams
2005-02-03  2:43                 ` Miles Bader
2005-02-03  6:58                   ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-03  7:39                     ` Miles Bader
2005-02-03  9:36                       ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-03 14:46                         ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-03 15:18                           ` David Kastrup
2005-02-03 15:30                             ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-03 19:30                         ` Drew Adams
2005-02-03 19:54                           ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-03 20:05                             ` Drew Adams
2005-02-03 20:13                               ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-03 20:18                                 ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-03 20:23                                   ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-04 10:22                             ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Kim F. Storm
2005-02-07  5:32                               ` Drew Adams
2005-02-07  7:25                                 ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-07  7:34                                   ` Drew Adams
2005-02-07 17:28                                     ` Customize buttons that change user'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-07 20:23                                       ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-07 20:26                                       ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-08 11:46                                         ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-07 13:45                                   ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-07 16:46                                     ` Customize buttons that change user'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-07 14:15                                   ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-07 16:23                                     ` Customize buttons that change user'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-07 20:22                                       ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-07 20:29                                         ` Customize buttons that changeuser'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-08 11:46                                           ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-09  8:11                                     ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-02-09 13:29                                       ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-07 15:07                                   ` Customize buttons that change user's customfiles Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-07 15:53                                     ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-09  8:11                                 ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-02-09 13:31                                   ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-09 17:27                                     ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-09 20:31                                       ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-09 21:27                                         ` Customize buttons that change user'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-10 14:42                                           ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-10 15:20                                             ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-11 21:12                                             ` Customize buttons that changeuser'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-09 14:12                                   ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-09 17:17                                     ` Drew Adams
2005-02-10 18:39                                     ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-10 21:56                                       ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-11 21:13                                         ` Drew Adams
2005-02-12 14:27                                           ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-12 18:04                                             ` Drew Adams
2005-02-12 18:45                                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-12 21:01                                                 ` Customize buttons that change user'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-12 21:21                                                   ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-12 21:28                                                     ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-12 21:42                                                       ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-13  0:17                                                         ` Customize buttons that changeuser'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-13  0:54                                                           ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-13  4:13                                                           ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-14  2:25                                                             ` Customize buttons thatchangeuser'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-13  4:32                                                           ` Customize buttons that changeuser'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-14  2:07                                                 ` Customize buttons that change user'scustomfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-14  2:21                                                   ` Drew Adams
2005-02-14  3:32                                                   ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-12 19:03                                               ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-12 19:21                                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-12 20:09                                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-12  8:37                                         ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-12  9:14                                           ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-12 11:48                                           ` Robert J. Chassell
2005-02-12 14:58                                             ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-07 20:51                           ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-02-08 20:37                             ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-15  6:18                         ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-02-15  7:05                           ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-16  9:32                             ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-16 13:07                               ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-16 14:44                                 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-16 17:14                                   ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-16 23:07                                     ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-15 17:51                           ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-15 18:33                             ` Drew Adams
2005-02-15 19:14                               ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Lennart Borgman
2005-02-15 19:51                                 ` Drew Adams
2005-02-16  7:25                                   ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-17 10:34                             ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-02-15 23:20                           ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-16  0:03                             ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-16  0:56                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-17 10:35                             ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-17 12:44                               ` Kim F. Storm
     [not found]                                 ` <003e01c51506$35ecb6e0$0200a8c0@sedrcw11488>
     [not found]                                   ` <m3oeejyxd6.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk>
2005-02-17 17:27                                     ` David Kastrup
2005-02-17 18:32                                     ` Drew Adams
2005-02-17 20:33                                       ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-17 23:06                                         ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-17 22:57                                 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-18  8:23                                   ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-18 13:54                                     ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-18 14:12                                     ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-18 14:56                                       ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-18 22:59                                         ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-18 23:29                                           ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-18 23:45                                             ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-19  1:16                                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-19  1:28                                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-19  3:10                                               ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-19 21:32                                                 ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-19 20:55                                           ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-19 21:24                                           ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-20  2:31                                             ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-19 20:54                                         ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-20  8:52                                           ` Lennart Borgman
2005-02-20 17:09                                             ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-20 19:24                                               ` Kim F. Storm
2005-02-20 20:18                                                 ` David Kastrup
2005-02-20 20:46                                                   ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-21  1:00                                                 ` Drew Adams
2005-02-20 17:17                                             ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-19  9:44                                       ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-19 15:42                                         ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-19  9:44                                     ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-17 18:34                               ` Drew Adams
2005-02-18 14:13                                 ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-18 15:17                                   ` Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation Drew Adams
2005-02-19  3:51                                     ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-16  0:37                           ` Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation Luc Teirlinck
2005-02-17 10:35                             ` Richard Stallman
2005-02-03 19:13                 ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file shouldaskforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-02-01 13:30     ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file should askforconfirmation Richard Stallman
2005-01-31  1:22   ` Customize buttons that change user's custom file should ask forconfirmation Miles Bader
2005-02-01 13:30     ` Richard Stallman

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