Re: Visual cleanup for customize buffers

[Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>]

Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@dms.auburn.edu> writes:

> Kim Storm wrote:
>
>    - Don't show the "Hide value" button for trivial values which
>      fit on one line initially.  I don't see ANY reason why a
>      user would click on that button to, say, hide a boolean
>      or numeric value.
>
> To hide them from the whole buffer buttons, from key bindings that
> operate on the whole buffer and from menu bar items that operate on
> the whole buffer.  (These operations ignore hidden options and faces.)

You're kidding me. I'm with Kim. Even if this is documented, it is bad
UI. To me, Hide means just that. Make it invisible. If I click on a
whole buffer button, I'd expect it to effect all of my changes,
visible or not.

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