From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/62252 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bill Wohler Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel,gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: defcustom :version Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:09:10 -0800 Organization: Newt Software Message-ID: <15659.1142388550@olgas.newt.com> References: <15499.1142047137@olgas.newt.com> <200603110447.k2B4lbt10750@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <200603121454.k2CEsDf05104@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <200603140326.k2E3QFs05473@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <200603142332.k2ENW0928869@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <12521.1142381164@olgas.newt.com> <200603150136.k2F1ar101049@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1142388580 9071 80.91.229.2 (15 Mar 2006 02:09:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:09:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: rms@gnu.org, ding@gnus.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Mar 15 03:09:38 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FJLSC-0008Od-8I for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:09:37 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FJLSB-00088O-Nu for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:09:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FJLRy-000889-5P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:09:22 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FJLRw-00087x-AF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:09:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FJLRw-00087u-5o for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:09:20 -0500 Original-Received: from [207.69.195.65] (helo=pop-scotia.atl.sa.earthlink.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FJLWC-00064D-Sz; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:13:45 -0500 Original-Received: from h-68-165-5-58.snvacaid.dynamic.covad.net ([68.165.5.58] helo=olgas.newt.com) by pop-scotia.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #10) id 1FJLRm-0003dM-00; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:09:10 -0500 Original-Received: by olgas.newt.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B57F416FB0; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:09:10 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from olgas.newt.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by olgas.newt.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1D8A16F9B; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:09:10 -0800 (PST) Original-To: Luc Teirlinck In-reply-to: <200603150136.k2F1ar101049@raven.dms.auburn.edu> Comments: In-reply-to Luc Teirlinck message dated "Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:36:53 -0600." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.93+cvs; nmh 1.1; GNU Emacs 22.0.50.14 X-Image-URL: http://www.newt.com/wohler/images/bill-diving.png X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:51640 gmane.emacs.gnus.general:62252 Archived-At: Luc Teirlinck wrote: > Bill Wohler wrote: > > p.s. Shouldn't customize-changed-options-previous-release be 21.4, not > 21.1? > > No, it is supposed to be the last _major_ release, which is 21.1. Why not the last release? That's usually the one that folks are upgrading from. > By the way, the prompt for customize-browse says "(default all > versions)". I don't understand what that means. It tells me, Show all > options that are different from any other version. But this is > essentially *every* option. I think this prompt should read, (default > last version). > > Last major release, but this is long and the prompt is already long. > We could just make it (default 21.1), without hardcoding the 21.1, > using the following patch, which I can install if desired. Even better than my suggestion. Thanks. -- Bill Wohler http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD Maintainer of comp.mail.mh FAQ and MH-E. Vote Libertarian! If you're passed on the right, you're in the wrong lane.