From 3d3b280b64e92da65bd97f8b3951ca8b4a8fd536 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mauro Aranda Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 09:33:55 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Document that the :match function for a widget takes an external value * doc/misc/widget.texi (Basic Types): Document what an external value is. Document that a :match function expects the value to be in the external format. (Bug#8717) --- doc/misc/widget.texi | 19 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/misc/widget.texi b/doc/misc/widget.texi index 3ce27a12a0..83a6c4c8d2 100644 --- a/doc/misc/widget.texi +++ b/doc/misc/widget.texi @@ -484,9 +484,21 @@ Basic Types The following keyword arguments apply to all widgets: @table @code +@cindex internal format +@cindex external format @vindex value@r{ keyword} @item :value -The initial value for widgets of this type. +The initial value for widgets of this type. Typically, a widget +represents its value in two formats: external and internal. The +external format is the value as the rest of Emacs sees it, and the +internal format is a representation that the widget defines and uses +in a widget specific way. + +Both formats might be the same for certain widgets and might differ +for others, and there is no guarantee about which format the value +stored in the @code{:value} property has. However, when creating a +widget or defining a new one (@pxref{Defining New Widgets}), the +@code{:value} should be in the external format. @vindex format@r{ keyword} @item :format @@ -629,8 +641,9 @@ Basic Types @vindex match@r{ keyword} @item :match -Should be a function called with two arguments, the widget and a value, -and returning non-@code{nil} if the widget can represent the specified value. +Should be a function called with two arguments, the widget and an +external value, and should return non-@code{nil} if the widget can +represent the specified value. @vindex validate@r{ keyword} @item :validate -- 2.29.0