Re: apropos commands for commands, user options, all functions, all variables

[Richard Stallman]

I made set-variable read only user option names because I thought
it was mainly useful for non-Lisp-programmers who wouldn't
know about typing setq.  If it is common for experienced users
to prefer set-variable over setq for convenience, then let's
make set-variable allow any variable name.

So far I've heard from 2 or 3 people that want this.
Would others please try it and say if they find they actually use if?