GNU bug report logs - #8524
New glasses.el customization option glasses-separate-capital-groups-p

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Milan Zamazal <pdm <at> zamazal.org>, 8524 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8524: New glasses.el customization option glasses-separate-capital-groups-p
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 09:40:30 -0300

>> +(defcustom glasses-separate-capital-groups-p t

> I was going to say: boolean options should not have names ending in `-p'
> (I see the existing glasses ones do, but no reason to continue doing
> it). `-p' is the recommended suffix for a predicate *function*. `-flag'
> was recommended for boolean options, but this recommendation has gone
> away (eg because you might want to extend a boolean option to a 3-state
> one in future). So an appropriate name for this option might be just
> `glasses-separate-capital-groups'.

> But then I noticed that several other files have options ending in `-p',
> so maybe I'm wrong about this...

No, you're absolutely right.  These other files are wrong.


        Stefan

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