From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Per Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: doc problems with defcustom Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:35:05 +0200 Organization: The Church of Emacs Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <20040608.085847.173397309.wl@gnu.org> <20040608101857.9673.JMBARRANQUERO@wke.es> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1086687649 5969 80.91.224.253 (8 Jun 2004 09:40:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:40:49 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 08 11:40:42 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BXd62-00081c-00 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:40:42 +0200 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BXd62-0002hQ-00 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:40:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BXd6c-00048j-30 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:41:18 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BXd6M-00043d-TP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:41:02 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1BXd6L-000435-E0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:41:02 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BXd6L-000432-AI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:41:01 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BXd5T-0003XL-6Q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:40:07 -0400 Original-Received: from root by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BXd5S-00045P-00 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:40:06 +0200 Original-Received: from sheridan.dina.kvl.dk ([130.225.40.227]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:40:06 +0200 Original-Received: from abraham by sheridan.dina.kvl.dk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:40:06 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Lines: 14 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sheridan.dina.kvl.dk X-Face: +kRV2]2q}lixHkE{U)mY#+6]{AH=yN~S9@IFiOa@X6?GM|8MBp/ Mail-Copies-To: nobody User-Agent: Gnus/5.110002 (No Gnus v0.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:cWxuUZTf+GfY+FbMI7SGnH3NuMc= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:24709 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:24709 Juanma Barranquero writes: >> There are some defcustom variables which have no (or incorrect) effect >> if you set them with setq -- such variables typically have a :set >> action which must be called for the setting to take effect. > > Which is the right way to set such a variable in .emacs (for those of us > who don't want to use customize)? There are supposed to be a "setter" function for such variables (in fact, the varable often only exists because Customize can't call setter functions directy, it always need to go through a variable), and the doc string of the variable is supposed to mention the name of the setter function. If it doesn't, report it as a bug.