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Re: Using variables to set defaults to parameters
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: Using variables to set defaults to parameters |
Date: |
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:24:03 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> I am currently defining a minor-mode with default parameters, but want
> to pass defaulted variables instead. What is the way to do this,
> using setq ?
>
> (define-minor-mode rich-minor-mode
> "Brief description" nil "" nil
Don't use this long obsolete form. Use the keyword arguments, instead:
(define-minor-mode rich-minor-mode
"Brief description"
:lighter "")
> then changed to
>
> (setq initval nil)
> (setq mdline-indic "")
> (setq other nil)
I don't know what you mean with "then changed" nor where the above code
is intended to be placed (inside the `define-minor-mode`? In some
other function?).
Stefan