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Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable'
From: |
Juanma Barranquero |
Subject: |
Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 12:17:48 +0200 |
On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:30:03 +0100, John Paul Wallington <address@hidden> wrote:
> I like your suggestion. How about this:
I like it near the top, too. Much cleaner, IMHO. Also it would make
sense to show the documentation for the aliased variable when describing
the alias. Now, for example:
> automatic-hscrolling's value is t
>
> Documentation:
> Not documented as a variable.
>
> This variable is an alias for `auto-hscroll-mode'.
>
> Defined in `frame'.
but
> auto-hscroll-mode's value is t
>
> Documentation:
> *Allow or disallow automatic scrolling windows horizontally.
> If non-nil, windows are automatically scrolled horizontally to make
> point visible.
>
> You can customize this variable.
>
> Defined in `frame'.
It's not very helpful to mention the aliased variable in the alias
description without the documentation, because that forces the user to
do another describe-variable. And `defvaralias' does not allow
introducing any new documentation for the alias, so there's no
posibility of conflict.
/L/e/k/t/u
- mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', John Paul Wallington, 2002/07/10
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Stefan Monnier, 2002/07/11
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', John Paul Wallington, 2002/07/11
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable',
Juanma Barranquero <=
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Stefan Monnier, 2002/07/12
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/15
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/16
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Richard Stallman, 2002/07/16
- Re: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable', Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/17
- arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Stefan Monnier, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Stefan Monnier, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/17
- Re: arglist in docstring (was: mentioning variable aliases in `describe-variable' ), Juanma Barranquero, 2002/07/17