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Re: confusion about quote
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Will Parsons |
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Re: confusion about quote |
Date: |
5 Nov 2012 23:16:24 GMT |
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B. T. Raven wrote:
> Die Sun Nov 04 2012 19:55:36 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) Will
> Parsons <oudeis@nodomain.invalid> scripsit:
>
>> In looking at some elisp that I found somewhere, I see:
>>
>> (setq whitespace-style (quote (face lines-tail tabs trailing)))
>>
>> How does this differ from:
>>
>> (setq whitespace-style '(face lines-tail tabs trailing))
>>
>> if in fact it does?
>>
>> (I found the description of the function "quote" to be somewhat
>> confusing.)
>
> Heus tu, Vilhelme! Here's the straight dope:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Quoting.html
>
> where it says "the read syntax 'x is an abbreviation for (quote x)."
A, Edwarde (aut Corve?) gratias ago.
--
Will