Re: [External] : Re: Lexical vs. dynamic: small examples?

[Emanuel Berg]

Jean Louis wrote:

>> FWIW, I just wrote a tiny library, `dyna-show.el', that
>> defines minor mode `dyna-show-mode', which highlights
>> occurrences of "special" (aka dynamically
>> scoped) variables.
>> 
>> It just uses `special-variable-p', which is limited.
>> 
>> From the attachment, you can see another limitation:
>> occurrences of a function, e.g. `font-lock-mode', that has
>> the same name as a dynamic variable are also highlighted.
>
> Thanks, it is very helpful for cosmetics of the code.

But here it also has a functional value. Or to be even more
precise, the functional value is also what is appealing, since
I think it started in that end.

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