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Shao Zhang <shao@cia.com.au> writes:

> I really hate to use customize-variable, but sometimes I have to use it
> coz I have no idea what the variable's format is.

If that's all you need, you can set thee right value, then show it
as a Lisp expression and be inspired.  Or use copy and paste.

-- 
Ambibibentists unite!