Re: Add file-locals and dir-locals

[Leo]

On 2009-08-06 21:36 +0100, Juri Linkov wrote:
>> The question whether a variable is safe or not will be asked anyway
>> i.e.  the next time the file is opened. And it is probably better be
>> asked when it is added since at this time the user has better idea
>> what to do with it.
>
> The value is not applied and the question is not asked when the user
> manually types the settings in the Local Variables section.  New commands
> are just more convenient way to do the same.  So I think applying the
> value immediately would be unexpected for users.
>
> Another reason not to apply settings immediately are commands that
> delete local variables: delete-file-local-variable(-prop-line) and
> delete-dir-local-variable.  For consistency it would be logical
> for these commands to unset the value after deleting the corresponding
> setting from local variables.  But what is the value to revert
> the variable after deleting its value to?  nil?  Some of previous
> old values?  There is no certain answer.

OK in this case let's leave it as is.

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