Re: Copying a list for insertion

[Emanuel Berg]

Jean Louis wrote:

>> Any reason why you use "progn" in the "stringp" condition?
>
> (defun rcd-kill-new (kill)
>   (cond ((stringp kill) (progn 
>                         (kill-new kill)
>                         (rcd-message "Killed: %s" kill)))
>        (t (rcd-message "😧 WARNING: Nothing to kill."))))
>
> I use it to enclose two functions in one body of functions
> as `cond' does not allow me to use 2 functions for one
> condition without enclosing.

(if (not (stringp str)) ... )

You can also do

  (let ((str (format "%s" data))) ...)

But as you know there is already `kill-new' ... `advice-add',
maybe that happens all the time tho so you don't want that?
I guess you'll find out. There is `advice-remove'.

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