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25.2: Feature Reuqest: apropos-value: limit scope [CODE INCLUDED]

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 31094 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31094: 25.2: Feature Reuqest: apropos-value: limit scope [CODE INCLUDED]
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:45:06 +0100

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:

> A better solution would be an option to initially print only the names
> of symbol that contain a match. The user can then easily view any value
> of interest, because the output buffer already includes a feature that
> pressing return on any symbol in the output list will display the
> documentation for the symbol, which will include the variable's value.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
at the time.)

Instead of adding a special user option for this, I think it makes sense
to allow using outline-minor-mode in *Apropos* buffers.  So I've now
added support for that in Emacs 29.

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