Hello Emacs developers,<br>
<br>
I noticed this entry in emacs/etc/TODO:<br>
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** Add a command to make a local variables list in the current buffer<br>
&nbsp; and/or add a variable to the list.<br>
<br>
I recently wrote a function that does the former, if I understand the<br>
entry correctly.&nbsp; It shows an apropos-style listing of the current<br>
buffer's local variables.<br>
<br>
I've cleaned up the function and included it in the attached file,<br>
`show-buffer.el'.&nbsp; If you think it may be a useful addition to<br>
Emacs, I'd be happy to contribute it.&nbsp; I'm also open to suggestions<br>
for improving it.<br>
<br>
On a related topic, I think `apropos.el' ought to be rewritten <br>
with an eye towards reusability.&nbsp; I've got several other packages<br>
underway that provide apropos-like commands.&nbsp; It would be nice to<br>
reuse `apropos-print' to display the results, for a consistent<br>
user experience.&nbsp; But both `apropos' and `apropos-print' are rather<br>
monolithic, so I'm forced to copy and paste a lot of the code.<br>
<br>
I will gladly volunteer for refactoring `apropos.el', if you think<br>
it would be worthwhile.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Steve Yegge<br>
<a href="mailto:stevey@gmail.com">stevey@gmail.com</a><br>