Richard Stallman wrote:
Actually, I forgot that, unlike customize-face, customize-variable
does not allow to enter variables that are defvarred or defvaraliased,
rather than defcustomed.
I think that is partly a bug--it should allow an alias if its "real"
name has a defcustom.
If it is a bug, then the following patches fix it. I can install if
desired:
===File ~/custom-diff=======================================
diff -c /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/custom.el.\~1.85.\~
/home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/custom.el
*** /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/custom.el.~1.85.~ Sun Jul 3
13:38:33 2005
--- /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/custom.el Mon Jul 4 19:45:29 2005
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*** 518,524 ****
;; This test is also in the C code of `user-variable-p'.
(defun custom-variable-p (variable)
! "Return non-nil if VARIABLE is a custom variable."
(or (get variable 'standard-value)
(get variable 'custom-autoload)))
--- 518,526 ----
;; This test is also in the C code of `user-variable-p'.
(defun custom-variable-p (variable)
! "Return non-nil if VARIABLE is a custom variable.
! This recursively follows aliases."
! (setq variable (indirect-variable variable))
(or (get variable 'standard-value)
(get variable 'custom-autoload)))
Diff finished. Mon Jul 4 20:23:04 2005
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===File ~/cus-edit-diff=====================================
diff -c /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/cus-edit.el.\~1.225.\~
/home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/cus-edit.el
*** /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/cus-edit.el.~1.225.~ Sun Jul 3
19:57:02 2005
--- /home/teirllm/emacscvsdir/emacs/lisp/cus-edit.el Mon Jul 4 19:45:23 2005
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*** 488,495 ****
(defun custom-variable-prompt ()
"Prompt for a custom variable, defaulting to the variable at point.
Return a list suitable for use in `interactive'."
! (let ((v (variable-at-point))
(enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
val)
(setq val (completing-read
--- 488,497 ----
(defun custom-variable-prompt ()
"Prompt for a custom variable, defaulting to the variable at point.
+ If that variable is an alias, the default is the actual custom variable
+ at the end of the chain of aliases.
Return a list suitable for use in `interactive'."
! (let ((v (indirect-variable (variable-at-point)))
(enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
val)
(setq val (completing-read
***************
*** 1021,1026 ****
--- 1023,1029 ----
(defun customize-option (symbol)
"Customize SYMBOL, which must be a user option variable."
(interactive (custom-variable-prompt))
+ (setq symbol (indirect-variable symbol))
(custom-buffer-create (list (list symbol 'custom-variable))
(format "*Customize Option: %s*"
(custom-unlispify-tag-name symbol))))
***************
*** 1033,1038 ****
--- 1036,1042 ----
"Customize SYMBOL, which must be a user option variable.
Show the buffer in another window, but don't select it."
(interactive (custom-variable-prompt))
+ (setq symbol (indirect-variable symbol))
(custom-buffer-create-other-window
(list (list symbol 'custom-variable))
(format "*Customize Option: %s*" (custom-unlispify-tag-name symbol))))
Diff finished. Mon Jul 4 20:24:04 2005
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