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Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable'
From: |
John Paul Wallington |
Subject: |
Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:55:47 +0100 |
> And speaking of that: why does `describe-variable' put that useless
> "Documentation:" header? `describe-function' does not do it, i.e.:
>
> > auto-save-hook's value is nil
> >
> > Documentation:
> > Normal hook run just before auto-saving.
> >
> > Defined in `files'.
>
> vs.
>
> > assq-delete-all is a compiled Lisp function in `subr'.
> > (assq-delete-all KEY ALIST)
> >
> > Delete from ALIST all elements whose car is KEY.
> > Return the modified alist.
I think for variables with big values, like `global-map', it makes sense.
--
John Paul Wallington
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), (continued)
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Stefan Monnier, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Richard Stallman, 2002/07/18
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/18
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Richard Stallman, 2002/07/18
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/19
Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/12
Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Stefan Monnier, 2002/07/12