From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Philipp Stephani Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: customize type spec not being followed? Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 12:34:41 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1c2e5c53-e207-4909-8201-df72b2ced5e5@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1514118808 21918 195.159.176.226 (24 Dec 2017 12:33:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 12:33:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Rusi Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 24 13:33:24 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eT5Sy-00051P-S7 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 13:33:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48455 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eT5Uv-0005Wn-U3 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:35:21 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37853) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eT5UT-0005Wd-QQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:34:54 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eT5US-00065z-SV for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:34:53 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-qt0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c0d::22b]:34164) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eT5US-00065e-OF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:34:52 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-qt0-x22b.google.com with SMTP id 33so40992204qtv.1 for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 04:34:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=k0WhgJVVT3WKKP5DLe5WrgyD7vVy78ETJlDN/NFT7DE=; b=oikxCrwpfIacgUDajroXCfsAUjc5oACGaS9aJjrNx+r41QQQl1pLKCNa5XpVNtFmxO YtHo/ZrF2fjrvgxFW6iACQiKov75RhF5P2aSTIm1UYjxkxLzZNFBQIQcPxtXuQUVtg7I E3+H+wzQFEXK+SN3mz6r0e5/6oZxoCyppyxACj5B87cFYipcCSSak/cjbL8zj9dalq5v hRj8tyRIFtreXIQkvsDAAI3hPFvCpR+oeGU4nTxE4KR6v/wElFXURlUC2E0MmG8zLzIO SeMZxroK5ViDmzSwZ36aBtwh1z35GZ43u1iYpqfyAxt/mkGB4E249VOl2rEYaF5vbQDJ lLRw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=k0WhgJVVT3WKKP5DLe5WrgyD7vVy78ETJlDN/NFT7DE=; b=JOaSJ7dnxwV8+8AH8r2s15kAIwDO+YqWEEutttxYGoqiXvLQ+uoP99Ky/kDKOadBQc COtlJ+e6Ptf6riZW3M01yWnIaeFzHSQqXf3AOj8M3nQCXXLjLZCoQlZzY8kQgWgMtmcn B3gimsOfTPTAbKeDbAwdEDrnBBYR3QaB3L5+O40FJQlJrDd5qcKEpGvYRBBFdw0OC7qT yhfGK7VZK44u6CWMsLNaPlpL9TctSD1SH9iWi6J1p2odtTgFG+9VIO5gkOXF7l8aezBU b8DI5IBhfQEJE4pLo1/IasQlJ5zszCmmvR2yOfRH2eRwf8tCcYrbzOtS6A76rzg/MTRD 3UDQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AKGB3mJVNmLgnKNoHTFrlikjVKgRygyl4zqyJ2BSHvj50Inr6+k+UU3p duzxjJV4w9bXqhTmD61H7hnAdSH+jafc8QO2nMM= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACJfBotO0cikVPw63xcQ4PvW5pJkrMECRTEQyL5hhQ/Z22be58weFgeSJAOTw7EgNdv9rInTgqg0thM4P9xr0onFS3M= X-Received: by 10.200.27.76 with SMTP id p12mr28335255qtk.310.1514118891816; Sun, 24 Dec 2017 04:34:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1c2e5c53-e207-4909-8201-df72b2ced5e5@googlegroups.com> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c0d::22b X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.21 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:115441 Archived-At: Rusi schrieb am So., 24. Dez. 2017 um 13:10 Uhr: > On Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 5:31:55 PM UTC+5:30, Philipp Stephani > wrote: > > Rusi schrieb am So., 24. Dez. 2017 um 12:50 Uhr: > > > > > > > > So my question: When the type says character why does it show as > integer? > > > > > > > Because characters are integers. See > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Character-Type.= html > > . > > In (info "(elisp)simple types") > we find > > =E2=80=98character=E2=80=99 > The value must be a character code. A character code is actually > an integer, but this type shows the value by inserting the > character in the buffer, rather than by showing the number. > Ah, that only describes the behavior of the Customize widget, the help screen is unrelated. `describe-variable' uses `prin1-to-string', which doesn't know about customization types.