GNU bug report logs - #36826
26.1; request: add variable value editing feature to the *Help* buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>

Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 06:09:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.1

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: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: ndame <emacsuser <at> freemail.hu>, 36826 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36826: 26.1; request: add variable value editing feature to the *Help* buffer
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:55:39 +0200

"Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie> writes:

> There's also M-x set-variable, which inserts the current value of the
> variable when you type M-n.

Oh, nice.  I didn't know that.

> Perhaps all that's needed is for set-variable to also detect the
> variable described in the current *Help* buffer, and offer it as one
> of the default variables to set, following the value of
> variable-at-point (which is the current default).

Yes, or bind `e' to a command that would call `set-variable' with the
variable under point?

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