From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tom Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Modifying a variable from describe-variable Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:50:08 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <40518EF2-01D7-4F2B-B3BE-9B0686D3DE3D@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1389423045 16800 80.91.229.3 (11 Jan 2014 06:50:45 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:50:45 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 11 07:50:51 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1W1sPD-0007Pp-3e for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:50:51 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60366 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1sPC-0001y4-OI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:50:50 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60438) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1sP3-0001x4-OZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:50:49 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1sOw-0000jv-FA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:50:41 -0500 Original-Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:59724) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1sOw-0000jq-3c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:50:34 -0500 Original-Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1W1sOt-00070o-S5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:50:32 +0100 Original-Received: from 85-238-80-137.pool.digikabel.hu ([85.238.80.137]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:50:31 +0100 Original-Received: from adatgyujto by 85-238-80-137.pool.digikabel.hu with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:50:31 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 10 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 85.238.80.137 (Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.1) Presto/2.12.388 Version/12.16) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.229.3 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:168065 Archived-At: Ivan Andrus gmail.com> writes: > > Even simpler (to implement) would be a binding to customize-variable. Of course, it might not always work, > but might be preferable to some people in the cases when it does work. Both could be provided. c - customize and e - edit (for advanced users). I'd prefer editing the lisp value directly, since I never use customize and as you also mention it does not work for all variables.