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> That=E2=80=99s true. Ok. I=E2=80=99ll do that. I still think code has the=
 virtue of
> simplicity and inviting a user to explore more of Emacs.

I so agree with you.  But we're talking about a wizard here, i.e. one of
those tools whose target users are exactly those users who don't want to
see code.

FWIW, I still use my custom hack which makes it generate (and
understand) "almost normal looking" ELisp code, like the one below.


        Stefan


(custom-autogenerated-user-settings
 ;; This custom-autogenerated-user-settings was added by Custom.
 ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.
 ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
 ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
 (setq agda2-include-dirs '("." "/usr/share/agda-stdlib"))
 (setq browse-url-browser-function 'browse-url-firefox)
 (setq browse-url-mozilla-program "firefox")
 (customize-set-variable 'calendar-date-style 'iso)
 (electric-pair-mode -1)
 ...
 )