Re: Another Custom problem

[Per Abrahamsen]

Hi,

I had to invent a deep copy mechanism for widgets to solve this one.
It will make customize slower, as more garbage is created.

Here is the patch.  I have not commited it to CVS.

Regard,

Per

2002-10-02  Per Abrahamsen  <abraham@dina.kvl.dk>

        * wid-edit.el (widget-types-copy): New function.
        (default): Added :copy keyword.
        (menu-choice): Ditto.
        (checklist): Ditto.
        (radio-button-choice): Ditto.
        (editable-list): Ditto.
        (group): Ditto.
        (widget-copy): New function.
        (widget-create-child): Use it.
        (widget-create-child-value): Use it.

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Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

> This is a different bug report from the same person, also in the heart
> of Custom.  Could you look at this one, please?
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> In GNU Emacs 21.1.1 (i386-msvc-nt4.0.1381)
>  of 2001-10-22 on buffy
> configured using `configure --with-msvc (12.00)'
> Important settings:
>   value of $LC_ALL: nil
>   value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
>   value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
>   value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
>   value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
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> Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
> and the precise symptoms of the bug:
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>
> [Note: This has nothing to do with the bug I filed yesterday.
> Only the example is almost the same.]
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>
> Consider the following customization variable:
>
> (defcustom test '((0 . "abc"))
>   "xxx"
>   :type '(repeat (choice string
>                          (cons :value (3 . "def") integer string))))
>
> In the fresh customization buffer for `test' execute the
> following sequence of actions:
>
>   Hit 2nd "INS"
>   Hit 2nd "Value Menu" and choose "Cons cell"
>
> This sequence correctly inserts the 2nd cell (3 . "def").
>
> Now continue:
>
>   Hit 1st "Value Menu" and choose "String"
>   Hit 1st "Value Menu" and choose "Cons cell" again
>   Hit 3rd "INS"
>   Hit 3rd "Value Menu" and choose "Cons cell"
>
> This sequence inserts the 3rd cell (0 . "abc").  That is, instead
> of inserting the default value as for the 2nd cell, the 1st cell
> just gets duplicated.
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