Re: Local Variables: elementary question

>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Roehler <andreas.roehler(a)online.de&gt; writes: > Uwe Brauer wrote: >>>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen J Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: >> >> > Uwe Brauer writes: >> >> Is there any package or function which allows me to actualise the values >> >> which are defined in Local Variables? >> >> > I don't understand what you mean by "actualize". The variables are >> > automatically read when you read the file. To write new values is a >> > little complicated, and depends on the context. >> >> That is what I meant. >> >> Its about the primitive hack I wrote for 'permanent' footnotes. >> The variable which controls the footnote numbering is called >> counter-value. >> >> Now I have to save this variable when closing the file. >> Either by >> write-file-hooks >> or >> kill-buffer-hook >> >> Or something like this. >> >> My first intent was something like this. >> >> (defun my-insert-counter-value () >> (interactive) >> (save-excursion >> (goto-char (point-max)) >> (search-backward ";;; counter-value:") >> (beginning-of-line 1) >> (search-forward ";;; counter-value:") >> (kill-line) >> (insert (concat " " (format "%d" counter-value) " ")))) >> >> However I have to include the case that there might be no Local-Variable >> in this file. >> >> Uwe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> XEmacs-Beta mailing list >> XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org >> http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta >> > Hi Uwe, > footnote.el was buggy. I wrote a fix several month ago, using GNU > that time. Footnote didn't detect already existing footnotes > correctly. Should you be interested, I may look for the stuff. > Andreas Indeed I would be very much interested. I have written a primitive hack, which uses the counter pkg and regexp search for navigation. If you can generalist footnote.el that would be great. Where can I find you version? Uwe