From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Whaite Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: fancy-splash-screen customize group... Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:09:09 -0500 Message-ID: <200512061909.jB6J99lg007547@brains.moreideas.ca> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1133896398 27463 80.91.229.2 (6 Dec 2005 19:13:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 19:13:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: zedek@gnu-rox.org, Chong Yidong , rms@gnu.org, drew.adams@oracle.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Dec 06 20:13:10 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EjiCe-0007yn-TH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:10:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EjiCq-0002NM-Mf for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:10:28 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EjiCX-0002Mw-Gn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:10:09 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EjiCU-0002MP-Ro for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:10:09 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EjiCU-0002MM-P6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:10:06 -0500 Original-Received: from [209.5.194.99] (helo=berlinr.sprint.ca) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EjiD7-0001qm-8Y; Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:10:46 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.moreideas.ca ([149.99.131.26]) by berlinr.sprint.ca (InterMail vM.5.01.02.00 201-253-122-103-101-20001108) with ESMTP id <20051206190929.GVUV11555.berlinr.sprint.ca@brains.moreideas.ca>; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:09:29 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.moreideas.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by brains.moreideas.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id jB6J9FVq007551; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:09:15 -0500 Original-Received: from brains.moreideas.ca (peta@localhost) by brains.moreideas.ca (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id jB6J99lg007547; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:09:09 -0500 Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Message from Chong Yidong of "Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:17:33 EST." <87hd9mm9g2.fsf@stupidchicken.com> X-Mailer: MH-E 7.85+cvs; nmh 1.0.4; GNU Emacs 22.0.50.18 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:47064 Archived-At: Chong Yidong wrote: > That's the point of linking Customize to apropos, so that you can > search for the option you want. I seem to have missed much of this discussion, but when I first ran across the customize beast I wished there was a 'Search' field or button in the customize buffer. Now that I know about the customize-apropos functions I dont wish so much, but it would still be useful for newcomers. At the very least the text at the top of the customize buffers should mention the apropos functions. You would also expect something about finding customizations to be in the info that is displayed when you press the 'Help' button, but there is nothing obvious. The documentation for 'customize-apropos' is under 'Specific Customization' which doesn't exactly jump out at you. How about renaming it to 'Finding Customizations', and changing the info node header to 'Finding and Customizing Specific Items'? There is also no mention of customize-apropos-options, customize-apropos-groups, or customize-apropos-faces. There should be. -- Peter Whaite