From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs,gmane.emacs.pretest.bugs Subject: bug#2608: 23.0.90; `w32-use-visible-system-carat' should be a defcustom Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 23:55:42 -0700 Message-ID: <005f01c9a084$114a0280$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> Reply-To: Drew Adams , 2608@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1236583495 31119 80.91.229.12 (9 Mar 2009 07:24:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:24:55 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 09 08:26:12 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from terminus-est.gnu.org ([66.92.78.210] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LgZsJ-0004Di-0c for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:26:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58856 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LgZqw-0004PI-4j for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:24:46 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LgZqp-0004OJ-Hc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:24:39 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LgZql-0004MC-UF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:24:39 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53055 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LgZql-0004M3-Q4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:24:35 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:59740) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LgZqk-0000fs-Md for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:24:35 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n297NeAt029473; Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:23:41 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n29755o6024676; Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:05:05 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:05:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 2608 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.123658175722487 (code B ref -1); Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:05:05 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 9 Mar 2009 06:55:57 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org (fencepost.gnu.org [140.186.70.10]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n296tstg022481 for ; Sun, 8 Mar 2009 23:55:55 -0700 Original-Received: from mail.gnu.org ([66.92.78.42]:36215 helo=mx10.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1LgZOz-0000AL-5x for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:55:53 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LgZOp-0006Oa-Iz for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:55:49 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet13.oracle.com ([148.87.113.125]:23648 helo=rgminet13.oracle.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LgZOp-0006OO-6j for emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:55:43 -0400 Original-Received: from rgminet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by rgminet13.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n296uoVY016194 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:56:51 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt701.oracle.com (acsmt701.oracle.com [141.146.40.71]) by rgminet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.3.1/Switch-3.3.1) with ESMTP id n296te69026653 for ; Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:55:41 GMT Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.168.181) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:55:36 +0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcmghBBunUI3pq34TR+HcaY6qNWxRg== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 X-Source-IP: acsmt701.oracle.com [141.146.40.71] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090209.49B4BD6A.0066:SCFSTAT928724,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:24:39 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:26177 gmane.emacs.pretest.bugs:24089 Archived-At: A visually impaired new Emacs user just asked a question about this variable on help-emacs-windows@gnu.org. I had never heard of this variable. I see now that it is a defvar, even though it seems to be documented as a user "flag". Seems like it should be a defcustom. In GNU Emacs 23.0.90.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2009-02-01 on SOFT-MJASON Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600 configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'