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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes:

> prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:
>=20
>> I think it's defvar because someone thought defcustom couldn't handle
>> a list of functions, or the '(ignore) default.
>=20
> Since `ignore' is a function, (repeat function) should be a reasonable
> type spec for Customize.  Thoughts?

Yes.

I just don't want people not[1] to use customize when they can't think
of a good :type value.  When in doubt, just leave out :type.

Footnotes:=20
[1]  Sorry for the double negation.