From: Bob Babcock <wssddc@nospam.gis.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: eval-last-sexp in other window
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:10:31 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Xns9BDFE194A8BF0wssddcgisnet@74.209.131.18> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87bpri9lhd.fsf@galatea.local
pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon) wrote in
news:87bpri9lhd.fsf@galatea.local:
>> (defun last-sexp-other-window()
>> "Get last sexp and run it in other window.
>> If there isn't another window, use current window."
>> (interactive)
>> (setq ow-sexp (preceding-sexp))
>> (other-window 1) (eval ow-sexp) (other-window -1) )
>
> At the very least, use let, not setq!
>
> (defun last-sexp-other-window()
> "Get last sexp and run it in other window.
> If there isn't another window, use current window."
> (interactive)
> (let ((ow-sexp (preceding-sexp)))
> (other-window 1)
> (eval ow-sexp)
> (other-window -1)))
I will admit that I was surprised when setq worked in this context.
Perhaps there are cases where setq would fail?
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-03-30 4:22 eval-last-sexp in other window Bob Babcock
2009-03-30 8:05 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2009-03-31 4:42 ` Bob Babcock
2009-03-31 7:53 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2009-04-01 2:10 ` Bob Babcock [this message]
2009-04-01 9:09 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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2009-03-31 20:25 Xavier Maillard
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2009-03-31 20:29 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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