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Customize and obsolete options

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 5742 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5742: Customize and obsolete options
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:44:44 -0400

Severity: wishlist

Customize does not seem to indicate in any way when options are
obsolete. Eg

emacs -Q -l diary-lib
C-h v diary-face

  This variable is obsolete since 23.1;
  customize the face `diary' instead.


But if I do

M-x customize-variable diary-face

there is no mention if it being obsolete.

I think it would be good to mention the obsolescence in the Customize
buffer in some way.


When browsing a group, eg with

M-x customize-group calendar-faces

it might be nice if the obsolete options were presented in a subdued
face if they had the default value (to indicate they should not be
customized), and perhaps in a more strident face if they had been
customized (to indicate that the user should check these settings and
perhaps migrate them to the newer way of doing things.)

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