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When is setq-default a bad idea? (It seems to simplify things over plain


From: Christian Seberino
Subject: When is setq-default a bad idea? (It seems to simplify things over plain old setq.)
Date: 12 Jan 2004 11:27:03 -0800

If I use setq then I have to worry about minor modes and major modes overwriting
my settings.

It seems like setq-default is more comprehensive and overrides any attempted
changes to variables elsewhere.

When is it a problem if I use setq-default exclusively?

Chris


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