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bug#52208: Changing `csv-separators' in `csv-mode' does not work
From: |
Stephen Berman |
Subject: |
bug#52208: Changing `csv-separators' in `csv-mode' does not work |
Date: |
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:39:00 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
On Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:17:28 +0100 Tor Kringeland <tor.a.s.kringeland@ntnu.no>
wrote:
> Changing the value of `csv-separators' /e.g./ to
>
> (setq csv-separators '(";"))
>
> (from it's default value) while in an Emacs session does not have any
> effect. Putting this in a config and re-starting Emacs works, though.
>
> When using `csv-align-mode' it's prudent to have just one "CSV
> separator", otherwise things will look ugly if you happen to have
> another separator character in the file. If one wants to switch between
> a CSV file whose delimiter is `;' and another whose delimiter is `,',
> one would have to change the value of `csv-separators', which isn't so
> bad, but restarting Emacs for this to take effect is vexing.
If you use `M-x customize-option' instead of setq, it takes effect in
the current Emacs session.
Steve Berman