GNU bug report logs - #13842
24.2.93; [feature request] Add value in apropos-variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf <at> spammotel.com>

Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:10:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.2.93

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf <at> spammotel.com>
Cc: 13842 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13842: 24.2.93; [feature request] Add value in
 apropos-variable
Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 15:01:45 +0200

"Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf <at> spammotel.com> writes:

> I think it'd be nice, when doing M-x apropos-variable, to see the current
> value of variable, at least *for one-liners*.
>
> We could image just reporting "(...)" or some such for longer ones.
>
> What do you think?

I think it's a good idea, so I've now done this in Emacs 29.

I haven't added a user option to enable/disable this, but if somebody
requests it, we'll add it.

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