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> You mean, use the value of variable B as (part of) the value of A?
> I didn't know that was possible.  How to do that?

Middle-click on `state', select "show as lisp expression" and then
enter an expression.  The value returned by the evaluation of the
expression will be used.
But of course, the question is then "when is it evaluated" and that's
where dependencies come into play.


        Stefan