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describe-variable should try again with any trailing punctuation removed
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From: |
Dan Jacobson |
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Subject: |
describe-variable should try again with any trailing punctuation removed |
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Date: |
Mon, 22 Dec 2003 01:06:47 +0800 |
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Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
Gentlemen, I was recently asked
K> What is the value of find-file-visit-truename?
well, I put the cursor on it and hit C-h v, and was not prompted with
its name, because of the trailing "?".
Indeed, only the last of these
find-file-visit-truename?
find-file-visit-truename.
find-file-visit-truename,
find-file-visit-truename
will get you prompted nicely.
So, brushing aside niceties like what characters are legal in variable
names, describe-variable should be more intelligent: if no match, try
again with any trailing punctuation removed.