From: Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: ps-right-footer interactive setting (was: ps-print variables interactive setting)
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:19:53 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <barmar-F12A64.21195304092008@newsgroups.comcast.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87aben37np.fsf@gmail.com
In article <87aben37np.fsf@gmail.com>,
Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I wish to set some ps-print variables in an interactive way, i.e. be
> > prompted for the value that I want to set.
>
>
>
> Now I'm working on the ps-right-footer variable. I wish to be prompted for a
> page number so that the variable is set to:
>
> (list <page number>)
>
> . I did:
>
> (defun my-ps-right-footer ()
> (interactive)
> (let ((my-page-number (read-number "page number? ")))
> (setq ps-print-footer t)
> (setq ps-right-footer (list 'my-page-number))
> )
> )
>
> , but it doesn't work. Any suggestion?
>
> Thanks
> Rodolfo
It should be (list my-page number). Quoting prevents the variable from
being evaluated.
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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-05 1:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-03 0:21 How to define a `multiple prompt' function? Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-03 4:08 ` Barry Margolin
2008-09-03 20:31 ` ps-print variables interactive setting (was: How to define a `multiple prompt' function?) Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-03 19:51 ` ps-print variables interactive setting Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-03 22:32 ` Andreas Politz
2008-09-04 17:24 ` `are-you-fine' function definition (was: ps-print variables interactive setting) Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-05 2:18 ` `are-you-fine' function definition Kevin Rodgers
[not found] ` <mailman.18482.1220581140.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-09-06 16:27 ` Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-06 16:32 ` `y-or-n-p' function definition (was: `are-you-fine' function definition) Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-08 10:14 ` `y-or-n-p' function definition Nikolaj Schumacher
2008-09-04 21:47 ` ps-right-footer interactive setting (was: ps-print variables interactive setting) Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-05 1:19 ` Barry Margolin [this message]
2008-09-05 10:21 ` ps-right-footer interactive setting Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-05 19:21 ` Chetan
2008-09-06 16:28 ` Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-07 16:44 ` A `my-ps-print-setting' function (was: ps-print variables interactive setting) Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-07 19:40 ` A `my-ps-print-setting' function Andreas Politz
2008-09-08 1:18 ` defchoice macro (was: A `my-ps-print-setting' function) Rodolfo Medina
2008-09-03 19:43 ` How to define a `multiple prompt' function? Evans Winner
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