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Re: print-circle and describe-variable
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
Re: print-circle and describe-variable |
Date: |
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:16:09 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.97 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Matthew Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> I think only Lisp hackers will encounter/care about such complicated
> structures, and they are surely able to customize print-length and
> print-level if necessary.
>
> Lots of users will see these variables in values shown by
> describe-variable. And even if they know how to customize,
> it is pure inconvenience to require them to do so.
>
> It would be useful for the help buffer to let RET expand the partly
> hidden value, just as evaluation in the buffer does. And the code
> is already written.
My point is whether this is even necessary for realistic Emacs usage.
In practice, are there any significant Emacs variables containing
circular structures, that users will want to look up using
describe-variable? I can't think of any off the top of my head.
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, (continued)
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/04/09
- RE: print-circle and describe-variable, Drew Adams, 2007/04/10
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/04/10
- RE: print-circle and describe-variable, Drew Adams, 2007/04/10
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/04/10
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Chong Yidong, 2007/04/10
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Miles Bader, 2007/04/09
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/09
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Chong Yidong, 2007/04/09
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Richard Matthew Stallman, 2007/04/11
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable,
Chong Yidong <=
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Richard Matthew Stallman, 2007/04/11
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Kim F. Storm, 2007/04/12
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/12
- Re: print-circle and describe-variable, Richard Stallman, 2007/04/09