9:14 p.m.
(customize-set-variable symbol (symbol-value symbol))
and
(custom-group-save custom-type))
both save not only the current symbol or widget but all other
customized variables as well.
Is there a way to only save that one symbol or widget?
Thanks in advance,
Adrian
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11:26 p.m.
Adrian.Aichner(a)t-online.de (Adrian Aichner) wrote:
(customize-set-variable symbol (symbol-value symbol))
and
(custom-group-save custom-type))
both save not only the current symbol or widget but all other
customized variables as well.
Is there a way to only save that one symbol or widget?
customize-save-variable ?
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11:49 p.m.
Adrian.Aichner(a)t-online.de (Adrian Aichner) writes:
(customize-set-variable symbol (symbol-value symbol))
and
(custom-group-save custom-type))
both save not only the current symbol or widget but all other
customized variables as well.
What do you mean by save? Write to custom-file?
Is there a way to only save that one symbol or widget?
No. Saving the custom data will always replace the complete lisp forms
in the custom file. However it only saves the 'saved-value value so
the net-effect should be the same.
Provided of course the 'saved-value settings actually reflect the
correct state as poor Alex Schroeder found out recently.
Am I missing your point?
Jan
3:10 a.m.
>>>> "Jan" == Jan Vroonhof
<jan.vroonhof(a)ntlworld.com> writes:
Jan> Am I missing your point?
Possibly. For me, doing any save from Custom takes seconds on a PII
450MHz, which is ridiculous.
There's also the fact that it relies on the state of XEmacs being
correct, and does no sanity-check against the existing file. 3.5kB of
lost customization is ... well, let's just say I'm going to propose
Alex for sainthood after his display of good humor.
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7:07 a.m.
>>>> "Jan" == Jan Vroonhof
<jan.vroonhof(a)ntlworld.com> writes:
Jan> Adrian.Aichner(a)t-online.de (Adrian Aichner) writes:
> (customize-set-variable symbol (symbol-value symbol))
> and
> (custom-group-save custom-type))
> both save not only the current symbol or widget but all other
> customized variables as well.
>
Jan> What do you mean by save? Write to custom-file?
Yes
> Is there a way to only save that one symbol or widget?
Jan> No. Saving the custom data will always replace the complete
Jan> lisp forms in the custom file. However it only saves the
So I found.
Jan> 'saved-value value so the net-effect should be the same.
I want to only save customizations of a certain custom-group (and it's
member hierarchy) to custom-file.
I don't want to dump out all these unrelated variables to this
separate custom-file as well.
I found
custom-save-delete
and maybe that's the way to go.
But all this seems a bit contorted.
It's really hard to find the way through custom.
Jan> Provided of course the 'saved-value settings actually reflect
Jan> the correct state as poor Alex Schroeder found out recently.
Seems like custom needs an emergency repair mechanism.
Best regards,
Adrian
Jan> Am I missing your point?
Jan> Jan
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9:21 p.m.
>>>> "Per" == Per Abrahamsen
<abraham(a)dina.kvl.dk> writes:
Per> Adrian.Aichner(a)t-online.de (Adrian Aichner) writes:
> I don't want to dump out all these unrelated variables to
this
> separate custom-file as well.
Per> You can only have one custom-file. Why do you think you want
Per> multiple custom files?
Hi Per!
For my build package
(http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/packages/html/build.html) I want
to support multiple build-settings, because it takes considerable time
for the user to customize all aspects of the build process, be it UNIX
or Windows, GNU Tools or Windows Tools.
I thought about offering the user to save each build-settings set in
its own file.
Then I thought saving custom forms in the setting files would be a
good choice.
This might explain where I was coming from.
Meanwhile I am starting to think about storing build-settings sets in
an alist, to/from which one will save/restore the active
build-settings.
This still doesn't feel quite right.
I guess I'll meditate over it a bit more.
Best regards,
Adrian
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2:54 p.m.
Adrian Aichner <adrian(a)xemacs.org> writes:
For my build package
(http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/packages/html/build.html) I want
to support multiple build-settings, because it takes considerable time
for the user to customize all aspects of the build process, be it UNIX
or Windows, GNU Tools or Windows Tools.
I think you want Jan's customize themes, it should be able to do that
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