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Re: Variable that can be set only through customize
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Julien Cubizolles |
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Re: Variable that can be set only through customize |
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Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:37:38 +0200 |
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Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> While configuring AUCTex, I came upon this variable
>> LaTeX-math-abbrev-prefix that can only be set through customize. That's
>> what the docstring says, and indeed I can't change its value using
>> setq. What's the purpose of this limitationĀ ? Is there a way to
>> circumvent itĀ ?
> To set an option value programmatically, you will want to first check the
> option definition - its `defcustom'. Once you understand that you will be
> in a better position to know what you might need to do when setting the
> value.
Thanks for this very thorough answer.
> If you intend to set option values using Lisp, you will want to become
> familiar with (at least) these Customize functions: `customize-set-value',
> `customize-set-variable'.
That's what I had settled on.
Julien.