From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Feature request: show property 'permanent-local t in describe-variable Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:54:35 +0100 Message-ID: <4754892B.30400@gmail.com> References: <47546B89.5010205@gmail.com> <47547D83.1040800@gmx.at> <475487F6.9020102@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1196722491 1059 80.91.229.12 (3 Dec 2007 22:54:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:54:51 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Devel To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 03 23:54:59 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IzKBm-0002pQ-U0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:54:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IzKBW-0008Pf-Gc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:54:42 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IzKBT-0008On-QP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:54:39 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IzKBS-0008OL-07 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:54:39 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IzKBR-0008OI-SX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:54:37 -0500 Original-Received: from ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net ([80.76.149.212]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IzKBR-0003FM-60 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:54:37 -0500 Original-Received: from c83-254-148-228.bredband.comhem.se ([83.254.148.228]:61461 helo=[127.0.0.1]) by ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IzKBO-0006TK-5Q; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:54:34 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.9) Gecko/20071031 Thunderbird/2.0.0.9 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 In-Reply-To: <475487F6.9020102@gmail.com> X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 071203-0, 2007-12-03), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Originating-IP: 83.254.148.228 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1IzKBO-0006TK-5Q. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp01.sth.basefarm.net 1IzKBO-0006TK-5Q 93b5867ced569481c0aa517cb53d4f9f X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6? (barebone, rare!) 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:84617 Archived-At: Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote: > martin rudalics wrote: >>> This property is quite important and I think it aught to be visible >>> in describe-variable (and perhaps in the future in describe-function). >> >> Can you tell me a permanent-local variable where this description >> is missing when you do describe-variable? > > Ah, the description tells about it -- but only after it has been set. I > think it should tell about it always. Eh, anyone has a syntax/semantic checker for mail messages? Or maybe that is not needed when the message is intended for people used to read somewhat cryptic code? I meant: Ah, the description tells about it -- but only after the variable has been set. I think the description should tell about 'permanent-local t always.