* When is setq-default a bad idea? (It seems to simplify things over plain old setq.)
@ 2004-01-12 19:27 Christian Seberino
2004-01-12 19:34 ` Henrik Enberg
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From: Christian Seberino @ 2004-01-12 19:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
If I use setq then I have to worry about minor modes and major modes overwriting
my settings.
It seems like setq-default is more comprehensive and overrides any attempted
changes to variables elsewhere.
When is it a problem if I use setq-default exclusively?
Chris
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* Re: When is setq-default a bad idea? (It seems to simplify things over plain old setq.)
2004-01-12 19:27 When is setq-default a bad idea? (It seems to simplify things over plain old setq.) Christian Seberino
@ 2004-01-12 19:34 ` Henrik Enberg
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From: Henrik Enberg @ 2004-01-12 19:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
seberino@spawar.navy.mil (Christian Seberino) writes:
> If I use setq then I have to worry about minor modes and major modes
> overwriting my settings.
Only local variables are possibly overridden by modes. See the node
"Locals" in the Emacs manual for a comprehensive explanation of local
variables.
> It seems like setq-default is more comprehensive and overrides any
> attempted changes to variables elsewhere.
Not really. setq-default simply sets a default value of a variable, it
doesn't prevent changing that value later.
> When is it a problem if I use setq-default exclusively?
It's rather pointless with non-local variables, and uses more memory.
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