From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Andreas Schwab Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6647: 23.2; display-time-world not alists Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:59:42 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87aapsqlcr.fsf@blah.blah> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279267284 29822 80.91.229.12 (16 Jul 2010 08:01:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:01:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6647@debbugs.gnu.org To: Kevin Ryde Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 16 10:01:21 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZfrE-0005Vn-CZ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:01:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46551 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OZfrD-0007oC-PG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:01:19 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=35683 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OZfqf-0007gZ-St for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:47 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZfqe-0001hO-LR for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:45 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:60807) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZfqe-0001hF-JX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:44 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZfpz-0001Nn-VE; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:04 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Andreas Schwab Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:00:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6647 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6647-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6647.12792671745290 (code B ref 6647); Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:00:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6647) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Jul 2010 07:59:34 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZfpV-0001NH-Gq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:59:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-out.m-online.net ([212.18.0.9]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZfpT-0001N8-9M for 6647@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:59:32 -0400 Original-Received: from frontend1.mail.m-online.net (unknown [192.168.8.180]) by mail-out.m-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F9CA1C15D75; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:59:43 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from hase.home (ppp-88-217-122-79.dynamic.mnet-online.de [88.217.122.79]) by mail.mnet-online.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5EC71C00291; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:59:42 +0200 (CEST) X-Yow: .. So, if we convert SUPPLY-SIDE SOYBEAN FUTURES into HIGH-YIELD T-BILL INDICATORS, the PRE-INFLATIONARY risks will DWINDLE to a rate of 2 SHOPPING SPREES per EGGPLANT!! In-Reply-To: <87aapsqlcr.fsf@blah.blah> (Kevin Ryde's message of "Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:14:12 +1000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.2 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:03 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:38581 Archived-At: Kevin Ryde writes: > The docstrings of display-time-world-list say "Alist" whereas if I'm not > mistaken the entries are lists, not pairs. The value part of an alist element can be any lisp object, including a list. See (elisp) Association Lists: Sometimes it is better to design an alist to store the associated value in the CAR of the CDR of the element. Here is an example of such an alist: ((rose red) (lily white) (buttercup yellow)) Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."