Re: outline-minor-mode-prefix doen't work?

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

William Xu <william.xwl@gmail.com> writes:

> David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
>
>> William Xu <william.xwl@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>>>
>>>>> has to be put before:
>>>>> (require 'outline)
>>>>
>>>> Why do you need to (require 'outline)?
>>>
>>> ;; suppose in outline.el
>>> (defvar outline-minor-mode-prefix "\C-c")
>>>
>>> (defvar outline-minor-mode-keys
>>>   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
>>>     (define-key map "\C-n" 'outline-mode-next-heading)
>>>     map))
>>>
>>> (define-key outline-minor-mode-map
>>>   outline-minor-mode-prefix
>>>   outline-minor-mode-keys)
>>>
>>> If outline.el is loaded before,
>>>
>>> (setq outline-minor-mode-prefix "\C-c")
>
> Oh, here better be, 
>
> (setq outline-minor-mode-prefix "\C-o")
>
> as an e.g. of changing the prefix.
>
>>> Then there's no chance to re-evaulate,
>>
>> defvar does not overwrite existing values.  
>
> Yes. This is why placing (require 'outline) after 
> (setq outline-minor-mode-prefix "\C-o") works.

I repeat Stefan's question:

>>>> Why do you need to (require 'outline)?

You don't need to load outline real fast for the setting of
outline-minor-mode-prefix to have an effect.  It is sufficient that it
will be loaded at some point of time.

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