Bastien <b...@gnu.org> writes: > Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaz...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I'm not sure a new variable is needed here. After all, that's what >> filters are for. > > Filters are for advanced Emacs users, not normal Emacs users. > > A "normal" Emacs users is someone who knows how to set an option > but who doesn't know how to write a function. > > This is always a trade-off: if something is badly needed by users, > let's have an option. If something is needed only for a few users, > let's encourage someone to share her/his filter(s)*. > > I don't really have an opinion here: my impression is that the > filter is correct in this case. > > * Btw, maybe we should consider gathering filters in some unique > place, so that users can search and find them easily? Either a > new directory in Worg or a new repository on the server? This > is powerful enough to deserve a separate place IMO.
Perhaps the Library of Babel would be a good place? All the best, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com
