Re: Value menu value should be listed on a separate line

[martin rudalics]

>> > When a value menu is present, the current value should be on a
>> > separate line from the Value Menu button. Currently, the current value
>> > is listed next to the Value Menu button, which makes the Customize
>> > buffer far too wide.
>>
>>The author of an option is responsible for its appearance.
>
>
> Uh, how is the author supposed to start a value that has a tag on a separate
> line?

Usually with ":entry-format" and ":format".

> Writers of defcustom's shouldn't need to concern themselves with the layout
> of the Customize buffer, anyway. They should be able to define a :tag string
> without the preoccupation of its starting position and the number of
> characters already taken up by the option name and the button widths.

I'm convinced that writers of defcustoms should care about the layout.