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From: tomas@tuxteam.de
To: daniela-spit@gmx.it
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Using variables $ma in expression 'let'
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2020 22:23:20 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201206212320.GA8786@tuxteam.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <trinity-e6e1d733-849c-4ee7-a6c8-4ced877b3547-1607285725759@3c-app-mailcom-bs11>

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On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 09:15:25PM +0100, daniela-spit@gmx.it wrote:
> 
> > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2020 at 9:02 PM
> > From: tomas@tuxteam.de
> > To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> > Subject: Re: Using variables $ma in expression 'let'
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 06, 2020 at 08:57:22PM +0100, daniela-spit@gmx.it wrote:
> > > Notices that some code uses '$' in variable names.
> > >
> > > What is it about?
> > >
> > >    (let ((deactivate-mark nil) $ma $mb)
> >
> > Seen from Lisp's point of view, it's just a plain normal variable.
> >
> > But perhaps the code author wants to convey something to you,
> > the reader.
> 
> Thank you, I simply wondered if it was some special tag interpreted
> by emacs.
> 
> Do authors usually try to convey that a variable is only part of a function?

I think there's no general rule. Ask the author :-)

Cheers
 - t

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      reply	other threads:[~2020-12-06 21:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-06 19:57 Using variables $ma in expression 'let' daniela-spit
2020-12-06 20:02 ` tomas
2020-12-06 20:15   ` daniela-spit
2020-12-06 21:23     ` tomas [this message]

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