From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: Re: Minor gotcha with org-agenda-files Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:06:45 +0000 Message-ID: <87lj2clyru.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <87ipxgg15u.fsf@pinto.chemeng.ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=46211 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PgwqU-0002Ne-Nw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:06:55 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PgwqT-0008SW-If for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:06:54 -0500 Received: from vscane-a2.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.42]:38855) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PgwqT-0008SM-BZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:06:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: (suvayu ali's message of "Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:15:44 +0100") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: suvayu ali Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Tommy Kelly suvayu ali writes: > Hi Tommy and Eric, > > On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Eric S Fraga wrote: >> Tommy Kelly writes: >> >>> suvayu ali writes: >>> >>>> This is nothing org specific. Its how customise works. This is the >>>> reason people are encouraged to _not_ mix customise with setq. I for >>>> example use customise for everything except org settings. >>> >>> Ah but hang on. >>> >>> First, is it reasonable to consider it obvious (I mean, it wasn't to me) >>> that using C-c [ invokes customize? >>> >>> Second, even if it is reasonable, isn't it the case that customize >>> offers a temporary change of variables? You have to explicitly ask it to >>> make the change permanent, no? >> >> It would indeed be friendlier if this were done here as well. >> > > I am not familiar with how to interface ui with customize so I don't > know whether its possible or not, but there are many instances in > emacs where this is done as standard practice. For example marking > certain file local variables as safe, or turning on some special > behaviour when invoked for the first time (e.g. side scrolling). > However I do recall all of these prompts the user whether they want to > keep the settings temporary or make it permanent. So I would say its a > Request for Feature Enhancement / Bug rather than a mere documentation > bug. Yes, I think this is the key aspect: all other instances of commands in Emacs modifying the .emacs file, that I am aware of, indicate they are about to do so although sometimes in a roundabout kind of way (e.g. "make this change permanent"). So, can we have a feature request for this? A simple y-or-n-p type prompt would suffice. -- Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D)