GNU bug report logs - #20528
25.0.50; `keymap' property to work for symbol-value, not just symbol-function

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 20:15:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 25.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 20528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 20528 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: bug#20528: 25.0.50;
 `keymap' property to work for symbol-value, not just symbol-function
Date: Fri, 08 May 2015 13:51:50 -0400

> Why can't you dereference the function symbol when assigning the
> property? ;-)

When the function symbol is used, often the reason is so that it works
even if the keymap is not yet defined (e.g. the keymap is autoloaded).

> But the real reason is that I want to have `C-u C-x =' show the
> variable name, not the raw keymap value (after [Show]).  In my

Would be nice, indeed.  But I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.


        Stefan
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