From: Michael Heerdegen via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Cc: BP25 <bp25@riseup.net>
Subject: Re: help with add-to-list syntax
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:12:42 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87msimvqf9.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87froguwpv.fsf@riseup.net
BP25 <bp25@riseup.net> writes:
> Hello! Could any of you be so kind as to help me understand this,
> please? I have
>
> (custom-set-variables
> '(warning-suppress-types '((undo\ discard-info))))
>
> in my .emacs.
Why is the space character escaped?
> If I start emacs, do load-file .emacs, then evaluate
> (add-to-list 'warning-suppress-types '(undo\ discard-info)) I get an
> error saying the variable warning-suppress-types is void.
You are sure there was no typo involved?
Apart from that I dunno, that makes no sense unless your .emacs messes
up emacs in a crazy way.
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-10-29 16:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-10-28 14:29 help with add-to-list syntax BP25
2024-10-29 16:12 ` Michael Heerdegen via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2024-10-30 0:51 ` Joel Reicher
2024-10-30 10:29 ` BP25
2024-10-31 10:35 ` Michael Heerdegen
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