Re: Shorthand variable named "elisp-shorthands" seems wrong

[Po Lu]

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:

> But consider that most current variables matching "^read-" has something
> to do something to do with reading input from the user, IOW more with
> e.g. "read-key" than "read".

That is reasonable.  How about `symbol-shorthands', or
`reader-shorthands'?  Or, as it is a file-local variable, simply
`file-shorthands'?

Or even just `shorthands'?

Thanks.

> Also, unlike "read-shorthands", "elisp-shorthands" immediately tells
> even the most casual reader that this has something to do with ELisp.

Yes, but when I see a variable prefixed with "elisp-", I assume it is
related to Emacs Lisp editing support.