From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#13276: 24.2.50; apropos-variable Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:54:00 +0100 Message-ID: <87ehi1wfhj.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1357286107 4528 80.91.229.3 (4 Jan 2013 07:55:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 07:55:07 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org To: 13276@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 04 08:55:23 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@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 1Tr27Z-0007A5-AB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:55:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57456 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr27J-0002K5-Ut for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:55:01 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54079) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr27H-0002Js-ET for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:55:00 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr27F-0007Im-SG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:54:59 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:60551) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr27F-0007Hs-Id for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:54:57 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr27K-0003lK-Ed for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:55:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Bastien Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:55:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 13276 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug Original-Received: via spool by 13276-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B13276.135728605514394 (code B ref 13276); Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:55:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 13276) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jan 2013 07:54:15 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42566 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr26X-0003k5-GB for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:54:15 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-we0-f177.google.com ([74.125.82.177]:62211) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Tr26T-0003jt-T4 for 13276@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:54:11 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-we0-f177.google.com with SMTP id x48so7498232wey.8 for <13276@debbugs.gnu.org>; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:54:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:sender:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references :user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=NK6Xtohx8BjXk28BZEdgcGsnwvPWRwn8rpAE4djOMXE=; b=FEGzTBVLiEDAIWTsrHydzliM0pmfx9Jg4KZh9Jth2lVJBPv1D0wuvuTYfJU/hm1uOo yjpiBpmc5Fazf64yiAe20sZmJMhMqLhbEXmkCZM9+2aDNNddFtDZ6V0lf9kahsYzdFL7 OnEmBn3mlNBMlgzdPFpwoV8xRc8m24bSa88sMFKYI03oJ9OyeGki6dB/K3j0ILn8qByS 6qaCqgWKHdxElC/088N282b4lGYrt4WwByakKpZ6kEx/g1FhkqpVOSuppu/cnJLsJn5u dnfA8cCeWgUcHu2B/bY4Qb0Bo2od+nK1LQhW5k16sTRd91/ubnhItcVoXF1xKVxhvOGk difQ== X-Received: by 10.194.88.98 with SMTP id bf2mr82465568wjb.49.1357286042251; Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:54:02 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from bzg.localdomain (mar75-2-81-56-68-112.fbx.proxad.net. [81.56.68.112]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id fv2sm92725382wib.4.2013.01.03.23.54.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:54:01 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by bzg.localdomain (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 07A491C202E8; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 08:54:00 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:40:49 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:69377 Archived-At: Glenn Morris writes: > Richard Stallman wrote: > >> M-x apropos-variable RET command-hook RET find nothing. It doesn't >> see pre-command-hook or post-command-hook. > > 'Twas ever thus. Try C-u M-x apropos-variable; or set apropos-do-all > non-nil. Note that otherwise the interactive prompt says > "Apropos user option", and those variables are not user options. I suggest renaming `apropos-variable' to `apropos-option' and to use `apropos-variable' for (let ((apropos-do-all t)) (call-interactively 'apropos-variable)) or something equivalent. Users assume functions to do what their name suggests, the hint in the interactive prompt that `apropos-variable' does not really list all variables but just user options is not enough IMHO. -- Bastien