Re: xdisaster

[Stephen Berman <Stephen.Berman@gmx.net>]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:12:52 +1000 Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null> wrote:

> Using customize is quick, avoids silly errors that take time to
> debug and allows me to spend time on more rewarding activities. It
> also has the advantage of presenting all the user customizable
> aspects of a package in a convenient and consistent manner. 

Moreover, (as with any code) using customize tests its correctness and
consistency, and may uncover bugs in the code; in particular, since
options set by the Custom interface are meant to be evaluated at the
end of the user's other initializations, by using that interface
rather than setting the options earlier in your init file, you may
find subtle ordering bugs the the Custom code.  This happened to me
several times recently, and the bug reports I submitted resulted in
quick fixes.

Steve Berman