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bug#24549: 25.1; Customizing group `text'


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#24549: 25.1; Customizing group `text'
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2016 16:40:49 +0300

> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 09:58:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: 24549@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > > IOW, we can (1) make a group `text' that behaves essentially
> > > like `wp' and (2) let users know that `wp' is considered
> > > deprecated.
> > 
> > If this works, it is probably better, yes.
> 
> IOW, something like the code below.

Thanks, done on the master branch.

> Question 1: Why is group `outlines' declared in both
> cus-edit.el and outline.el?  And in outline.el it has a
> prefix declared, but not in cus-edit.el.  Group `outlines'
> is not _used_ in cus-edit.el, AFAICT.  What would happen
> if we removed group `outlines' from cus-edit.el?
> (This question has nothing to do with this bug report.
> Just happened to notice the duplication.)

This duplication is an oversight from when outline.el was converted to
use Custom.  I fixed this now.

> Question 2: Should group `text' inherit directly from group
> `emacs'?  Should it also inherit from group `wp'?

I left it inherit from both.  It cannot do any harm, I think.

> I think the answer to both of these is yes.  WDYT?
> 
> Question 3: Should group `wp' still be inherited from, by a
> group that now inherits from `text'?  E.g., should group
> `tildify' inherit from both `wp' as well as from `text'?
> 
> I don't think so.  If group `text' itself inherits from `wp'
> then I don't think there is any reason that we need to have
> other groups still inherit directly from `wp' (as well as
> from `text').  WDYT?

I agree.

I think this bug is now done.





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