From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Ivan Shmakov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: an easier way to edit variables Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:54:44 +0000 Message-ID: <87d26huzln.fsf_-_@violet.siamics.net> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1421250934 28568 80.91.229.3 (14 Jan 2015 15:55:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:55:34 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 14 16:55:28 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQI1-0007dU-8I for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:55:25 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46914 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQI0-0005O7-RZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:55:24 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43559) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQHm-0005Nx-Fo for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:55:11 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQHi-0002C3-2q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:55:10 -0500 Original-Received: from fely.am-1.org ([2a01:4f8:d15:1b86::2]:55534) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQHh-0001yy-Qi for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:55:06 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=siamics.net; s=a2013295; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date:Sender:References:Subject:To:From; bh=k8q6IzHXkpQTLbjv+b5/Uo2ikjFcILV7ayvQZ8SvM+8=; b=fm22KKTWe67s5Y6Hz/PVXVreu7qAr5tL1l3ZgAdzzVaAQFMTGyo4o6Chfx8i6ILBJ3uKk8lpxPPNbPd+r9ycIPg89fuGtNpOXXts7i8DvKaahxiEDmGMnlFTSl163kRRpqO6YG74uq8kmqCXOSfVHxb0KsrWVus3qxgg0E9xXy8=; Original-Received: from [2a02:2560:6d4:26ca::1:1d] (helo=violet.siamics.net) by fely.am-1.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQHU-0000Jw-VM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:54:53 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=violet.siamics.net) by violet.siamics.net with esmtps (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YBQHN-0007C4-0L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:54:45 +0700 Mail-Followup-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (=?utf-8?Q?=22Jo=C3=A3o_T=C3=A1vo?= =?utf-8?Q?ra=22's?= message of "Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:37:28 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a01:4f8:d15:1b86::2 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:181256 Archived-At: >>>>> Jo=C3=A3o T=C3=A1vora writes: [=E2=80=A6] > M-: (setq find-the-variables-name-again ) > Multiple C-x o to go to the *Help* window. > Scroll around until I find the form that I want to change. > Copy that to the kill ring. Actually, I think it=E2=80=99d be nice to have /both/ a key binding for the above (say, =E2=80=98E=E2=80=99) /and/ a separate key binding (say, = =E2=80=98e=E2=80=99) to call customize-variable, =E2=80=93 if the variable is indeed declared customizable. The code for the latter would probably be just a few lines long, and the formed could use something like: (let ((eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook (cons (lambda () (insert (format "(setq %S %S)" variable-name ;; FIXME: double-check the following (if (consp variable-value) (list 'quote variable-value) variable-value)))) eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook))) (call-interactively 'eval-expression)) [=E2=80=A6] --=20 FSF associate member #7257 http://boycottsystemd.org/ =E2=80=A6 3013 B6A0= 230E 334A