Re: [PATCH] timer-list -> list-timers?

[Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo]

Mark Oteiza writes:

> address@hidden (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) writes: 
>
> > The `<package>-' naming convention also plays nicely with other 
> > things like `custom-unlispify-remove-prefixes', for 
> > example. And it is recommended in (info "(elisp) Coding 
> > Conventions"). 
>
> Commands aren't custom variables.

I was referring to the part that says: "You should choose a short 
word to distinguish your program from other Lisp programs.  The 
names of all global symbols in your program, that is the names of 
variables, constants, and functions, should begin with that chosen 
prefix."

> > So, I also have the same question as Ted: when is there a good 
> > reason to not follow the `<package>-' naming convention? 
>
> One was stated in the OP.

Got it, thanks, I didn't know about the list- namespace, and I 
couldn't find anything about in the documentation. Perhaps it 
should be added.

--
Jorge.