On 1/4/07, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:


> I support stripping it from what is shown to the user.

That's what Michaël proposed, and I agreed.

> I thought this was about "fixing" defcustom doc strings that
> didn't need an initial `*' by removing it definitively, not
> just for display.

Not programmatically, no; though Michaël also talked about removing
them definitely (and slowly: remember the needles) from defcustoms,
*by hand*.

> I also agree that `describe-variable' should indicate that an
> option is an option. I think I said that. I support that change.

Let's try to remember revisiting the issue after the release.

> Not to worry ;-).

Cool.
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