Re: Adding a sublist to a list on startup

[Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers@gmail.com>]

On 12/13/10 12:55 PM, Tyler Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need to customize the variable LaTeX-environment-list in Auctex. To
> get the behaviour I want, I have included the following in my .emacs:
>
> (defun my-LaTeX-hook ()
>    (push '("choices" . LaTeX-insert-choice) LaTeX-item-list)
>    (push '("parts" . LaTeX-insert-part) LaTeX-item-list)
>    (push '("questions" . LaTeX-insert-question) LaTeX-item-list)
>    (push '("choices" LaTeX-env-item) LaTeX-environment-list)
>    (push '("questions" LaTeX-env-item) LaTeX-environment-list)
>    (push '("parts" LaTeX-env-item) LaTeX-environment-list))
>
> (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'my-LaTeX-hook)
>
> However, the last three push commands aren't doing what I expect. If I
> evaluate them from a buffer that is in Auctex/LaTeX mode, the value of
> LaTeX-environment-list contains:
>
> Value:
> (("abstract")
>   ("array" LaTeX-env-array)
>   ("center")
>   ("choices" LaTeX-env-item)
> ;; Extra lines snipped
>   ("verse"))
>
> However, my hook doesn't work properly - it gives me this instead:
>
> Value:
> ((LaTeX-env-item)
>   ("abstract")
>   ("array" LaTeX-env-array)
>   ("center")
>   ("choices")
> ;; Extra lines snipped
>   ("verse"))
>
> So the two-element list I'm trying to add to LaTeX-environment-list is
> getting split into two atoms, each added as a separate list. I guess I'm
> modifying something at the wrong time, but I'm not sure exactly what.

Are you sure that's the version of my-LaTeX-hook that's being executed?
(It could be redefined by something loaded later, or perhaps you've got
a compiled version of .emacs that is being loaded instead.)

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA