GNU bug report logs - #70212
Customize Group buffer: add button to reveal underlying variable names

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From: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 70212 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: bug#70212: Customize Group buffer: add button to reveal underlying variable names
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:47:57 +0200

Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:

>> The user is in buffer
>> *Customize Group: Compilation*
>>
>> The user sees:
>> Show Value Compilation Max Output Line Length
>>    Output lines that are longer than this value will be hidden. Hide
>>    If nil, don’t hide anything.
>>
>> Try as the user might, there is no way for him to discover the
>> underlying variable there in the interface.
>
> You can read the related discussion at bug#41905.

And bug#400 (referenced in bug#41905).

FWIW I agree making Custom > Help navigation more seamless would be
neat; one may first be interested in browsing options via Customize's
group hierarchies, then jump to a Help buffer to seek details about a
specific variables (:version, estimated introductory release) or use
help-mode-map commands (e.g. 'i', 's').

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