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Re: customizing a variable named in Info


From: Peter S Galbraith
Subject: Re: customizing a variable named in Info
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:17:45 -0400

Luc Teirlinck <address@hidden> wrote:

> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
>    > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 21:34:28 -0400
>    > From: Peter S Galbraith <address@hidden>
>    > 
>    > I know I can put point on the string, do `C-h v' and then click on
>    > customize, but such a feature would make customizable variables stand
>    > out and the documentation would therefore render the information in a
>    > more efficient way (specially for new users).
> 
>    Perhaps some shorter procedure, like a key binding for "customize the
>    variable at point", would do?
> 
> I believe that Peter wants the variable to "stand out better", which
> the `help-make-xrefs' derivative would do by underlining.

Exactly.

I'm glad I brought this up.  Luc's points about functions, faces and a
consistent interface with *Help* buffers makes sense.

Peter




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