From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Subject: mention other ways than add-hook also
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 05:26:06 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sm9zqc29.fsf_-_@jidanni.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 411D3CF7.2050407@yahoo.com
In the manual, after all the setq hook examples were changed to
add-hook examples, users end up with miles long hooks as they adjust
their hooks without starting a new emacs. So put back a few setq hook
examples, or mention how to do eval-last-sexp in .emacs without ending
up with miles long hooks, failed stuff all appended for the ride.
K> add-hook's doc string clearly states that the HOOK symbol is a
K> variable, from which you can infer that you can modify it with
K> set/setq like any other.
"Infer" perhaps, but lower powered users like to follow examples.
Users might even think they must restart emacs every time they change
a hook.
K> The reason users should not be encouraged to do so is obvious: a
K> hook is a list-valued variable that should be modified
K> incrementally to limit the scope of the change to what is intended
K> and not not affect other aspects of the system of which the user
K> may not be aware.
OK, but it's just like if one is not told how to change $PATH, only
how to prepend/append to $PATH. Works, but no cigar.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-03 21:26 UTC|newest]
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2004-08-10 3:40 buffer-read-only is always t at text-mode-hook time Dan Jacobson
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2004-08-13 20:05 ` Dan Jacobson
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2004-08-15 2:50 ` Dan Jacobson
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2004-08-16 16:22 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-08-18 1:34 ` Richard Stallman
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2004-08-13 22:13 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-09-03 21:26 ` Dan Jacobson [this message]
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2004-09-05 1:52 ` mention other ways than add-hook also Dan Jacobson
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