Re: defvar interactively, user-variable-p

[David Kastrup]

Uwe Brauer <address@hidden> writes:

>    > Uwe Brauer <address@hidden> writes:
>
>
>    >     This function is obsolete since 24.3;
>    >     use ‘custom-variable-p’ instead.
>
>    >     Return non-nil if VARIABLE is a customizable variable.
>    >     A customizable variable is either (i) a variable whose property
>    >     list contains a non-nil ‘standard-value’ or ‘custom-autoload’
>    >     property, or (ii) an alias for another customizable variable.
>
>    >     [back]
>
>    > as the function DOC string, and in the manual
>
>    >  -- Function: custom-variable-p arg
>    >      This function returns non-‘nil’ if ARG is a customizable variable.
>    >      A customizable variable is either a variable that has a
>    >      ‘standard-value’ or ‘custom-autoload’ property (usually meaning it
>    >      was declared with ‘defcustom’), or an alias for another
>    >      customizable variable.
>
>    > while user-variable-p (understandably) is no longer documented.
>
>    > So just what manual is it that you are consulting?
>
> Well I took the   first entry google offered.

You _are_ aware that the manuals are installed as part of Emacs?

C-h i g (elisp) RET

or the respective entry from the Help menu should get you going.

-- 
David Kastrup