From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: customize-set-(value|variable) [was: apropos commands forcommands, user options, all functions, all variables] Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:10:49 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1194892100 24491 80.91.229.12 (12 Nov 2007 18:28:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:28:20 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 12 19:28:13 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Ire16-0005Jw-UA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:28:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ire0u-0007zb-Kl for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:28:00 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ire0F-00078M-TT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:27:19 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ire0E-00076q-A6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:27:18 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ire0E-00076G-2V for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:27:18 -0500 Original-Received: from cpe-69-204-164-144.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.204.164.144] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ire0C-0002ae-Fz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:27:16 -0500 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:10:49 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) 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:83069 Archived-At: An interactive function that provides completion and a degree of type checking is much, much handier than using `setq' with `M-:'. Why would you use M-: (eval-expression) each time you want to evaluate an expression rather than write it in a .emacs file? In such a file, you only need to write it once. To check it, I place point after it and run the command eval-last-sexp (`C-x C-e') which I find easier to evoke than M-:. (On my keyboard a colon requires me to press a shift key.) After I have written the expression right, I leave it in my .emacs file. In my .emacs file I have completion with the command lisp-complete-symbol. For temporary expressions, like (format "%c" ?\x8b8) and (ascii-display) I use the *scratch* buffer. (That is what is in it now.) -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc