Re: What is the :eval form ?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Philippe M. Coatmeur <philippe.coatmeur@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:39:22 +0000
> 
> Hi ; I'm trying to get some information about this (e?)lisp form
> 
>   (add-to-list 'global-mode-string
>              '(:eval (mail-bug-mode-line-all "2")))
> 
> But it appears to be really hard to google for it, as both
> 
> https://www.google.com/search?q=":eval";
> https://www.google.com/search?q="eval";
> 
> Return the same results... (apparently google does not care for
> punctuation)
> 
> How can I find information about this special form ?

Search the Emacs Lisp manual instead.

  C-h i m elisp RET C-s :eval C-s C-s ...